This toolkit allows complete control of a microscopy setup from Labview, Matlab, Scilab, Python, .Net, VB, IgorPro, Mathematica and more. Included is a standalone program for image acquisition and scripting control of a scientific microscope.
The virtual lab is a NASA-funded project to provide simulated instrumentation. ITG has developed a Virtual Microscope (Virtual SEM and LM) for viewing high-resolution, multi-dimensional image datasets. More info and data: http://virtual.itg.uiuc.edu