I Can't Get Enough of This Microscopy [Photography]
The results from the 2009 Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Competition are in. They are as mesmerizing and funky as always, starting with the winner: A water flea from planet Zortax photog...
Gizmodo,
Wed Nov 25 10:05:00 PST 2009
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Custom-Designed Microscopic Particles Self-Assemble In Liquid Crystal
Image 1: Polarized light microscopy image of a square microparticle in liquid crystal. An image taken using polarized light microscopy. Clayton Lapointe, Thomas G. Mason and Ivan Smalyukh h...
redOrbit,
Wed Nov 25 08:18:43 PST 2009
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Skin cells ruffle to heal open wounds
Novel microscopy technique captures migrating skin cells
PhysicsWeb,
Wed Nov 25 07:49:03 PST 2009
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Novel Techniques for In-Situ Nanomechanical Testing in the Electron Microscope
The combination of traditional nanomechanical test instruments with complementary techniques has generated innovative ways to characterize nanoscale materials. In particular, simultaneously...
materialstoday,
Wed Nov 25 04:02:36 PST 2009
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Asylum Research Announces Grant Offering For Its Band Excitation Technique
Asylum Research, the technology leader in Scanning Probe and Atomic Force Microscopy (SPM/AFM), has announced a new grant program for early adopters to explore the capabilities and applicat...
PhotonicsOnline,
Wed Nov 25 00:56:37 PST 2009
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Nanopositioning Stages suit super-resolution microscopy.
Designed for Leica, Nikon, Olympus, and Zeiss inverted microscopes, PI nano1x3(TM) series XY and XYZ nanopositioning stages offer subnanometer resolution over travel ranges of 200 µm. Featu...
ThomasNet,
Mon Nov 23 05:52:18 PST 2009
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New Findings On Alan Hills Meteorite Point to Microbial Life
Scientists caused quite a stir in 1996 when they announced a meteorite had been found in Antarctica that might contain evidence for microscopic fossils of Martian bacteria. While subsequent...
Universe Today,
Wed Nov 25 06:28:52 PST 2009
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Chemists get custom-designed microscopic particles to self-assemble in liquid crys...
(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientists anticipate their "LithoParticles" will have significant applications in photonics, optical communications and other areas.
PhysOrg,
Wed Nov 25 05:51:54 PST 2009
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Computational Microscope Peers Into The Working Ribosome
Two new studies reveal in unprecedented detail how the ribosome interacts with other molecules to assemble new proteins and guide them toward their destination in biological cells. The stud...
Medical News Today,
Wed Nov 25 04:39:09 PST 2009
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Agios Publishes Groundbreaking Research In Nature Uncovering The New Role Of IDH1 ...
Agios Pharmaceuticals announced that its scientists have established, for the first time, that the mutated IDH1 gene has a novel enzyme activity consistent with a cancer-causing gene, or on...
Medical News Today,
Tue Nov 24 23:34:34 PST 2009
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Vortran Announces 488-nm Blue Laser Diode Module With 50mW Output
Vortran Laser Technology, Inc., suppliers of advanced instrumentation and diode laser modules for industrial and biomedical use, introduces the Stradus 488nm diode laser module, featuring a...
PhotonicsOnline,
Wed Nov 25 00:56:59 PST 2009
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Early Protein Processes Crucial To Formation And Layering Of Myelin Membrane
Boston College researchers provide new view of myelin structure and stabilityNew findings from an international team of researchers probing the nerve-insulating myelin sheath were bolstered...
redOrbit,
Tue Nov 24 16:11:58 PST 2009
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Martian meteorite surrenders new secrets of possible life
Compelling new data that chemical and fossil evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars was carried to Earth in a Martian meteorite is being elevated to a higher plane by the same NASA team...
Spaceflight Now,
Tue Nov 24 21:46:10 PST 2009
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Early protein processes crucial to formation and layering of myelin membrane
( Boston College ) A set of protein processes required in the early stage conversion of glucose into fatty acids are critical to the proper formation and layering of myelin membrane, accord...
EurekAlert!,
Tue Nov 24 11:12:58 PST 2009
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EXFO Expands OTN Test Capabilities, Enabling Providers to Fully Unlock the Potenti...
Industry's most powerful and portable, multiservice 40/43G transport test module now offers ODU multiplexing capabilities and independent Tx/Rx settings for more comprehensive OTN testing Q...
redOrbit,
Tue Nov 24 07:29:10 PST 2009
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Early protein processes crucial to formation and layering of myelin membrane
New findings from an international team of researchers probing the nerve-insulating myelin sheath were bolstered by the work of Boston College biologists, who used x-rays to uncover how mut...
PhysOrg,
Tue Nov 24 11:51:59 PST 2009
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Nanotech widespread in cosmetics, report finds
Some of the world's most prestigious cosmetic houses have been accused by an environmental group of using Australian women as guinea pigs.
Stuff,
Tue Nov 24 09:40:18 PST 2009
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'Big cosmetics' hiding use of nanoparticles in make-up
The use of nanotechnology is common in some top-selling cosmetics - but don't expect to find anything about it on the label.
Brisbane Times,
Mon Nov 23 23:03:44 PST 2009
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C.U. addresses asbestos work
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Delaware County Daily Times,
Tue Nov 24 07:18:13 PST 2009
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