The MFF (Multi Frequency Fluorometer), the latest instrument from the Fluorescence Group at Horiba Jobin Yvon, has been named the winner of the R&D 100 Award, which has been described as the Oscar of Invention by the Chicago Tribune. This award is sponsored by R&D Magazine.
And with this award, MFF joins such prestigious products as anti-lock brakes, the fax machine, ATM, liquid crystal displays. The MFF is an instrument using patented technology to instantaneous acquires data on the molecular behavior of substances such as cells, nanodevices, and research materials. As such it is orders of magnitude faster than the nearest competing device and opens up new frontiers in research science.