Abstract: The instant disclosure provides nucleic acid amplification systems and multi-reaction analysis systems useful in the efficient processing of samples, including clinical samples. Integrated systems that include nucleic acid amplification devices functionally combined with multi-reaction analysis systems are also included. Also provided are methods for monitoring multiple concurrent nucleic acid amplification reactions that include the use of devices and systems described herein.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides nucleic acid amplification systems and multi-reaction analysis systems useful in the efficient processing of samples, including clinical samples. Integrated systems that include nucleic acid amplification devices functionally combined with multi-reaction analysis systems are also included. Also provided are methods for monitoring multiple concurrent nucleic acid amplification reactions that include the use of devices and systems described herein.

Abstract: The instant disclosure provides nucleic acid amplification systems and multi-reaction analysis systems useful in the efficient processing of samples, including clinical samples. Integrated systems that include nucleic acid amplification devices functionally combined with multi-reaction analysis systems are also included. Also provided are methods for monitoring multiple concurrent nucleic acid amplification reactions that include the use of devices and systems described herein.

Abstract: An optical device, such as spectacles or goggles, has a segmented display (3) formed in a transparent substrate by directing light from a number of light sources (15) through respective light guides (14) and reflecting the light out of the transparent substrate at the ends of the light guides (14) to form individually illuminable segments (13). The device has the advantage that an electronically-generated display can be displayed to a viewer in combination with the image transmitted through the transparent substrate simply and relatively inexpensively.

Abstract: An interferometer utilises a short coherence length light source in such a way that the visibility of fringes produced varies as a function of the measurand. In order to provide a signal which represents the value of the measurand, the visibility of the fringes is calculated.