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Interesting Properties of Graphene Oxide Can Support Future Transmission Electron Microscopes

The single layer material Graphene was the subject of a Nobel prize this year but research led by a team of researchers at the University of Warwick has found molecular hooks on the surface of its close chemical cousin, Graphene Oxide, that will potentially provide massive benefits to researchers using transmission electron microscopes.

2 Nov 2010

Electron Microscope Produces First-Ever Images of Chemical Intermediates in Ribosome Production

A team from The Scripps Research Institute has revealed the first-ever pictures of the formation of cells' "protein factories."

30 Oct 2010

OSU Researchers Use Microscopes to Study Aged Batteries

In a laboratory at Ohio State University, an ongoing experiment is studying why batteries lose their ability to hold a charge as they age -- specifically lithium-ion batteries, which have generated a lot of buzz for thei...

22 Oct 2010

New Process to Attach Carbon Nanotubes on Atomic Force Microscopy Probe Tips

Scientists from the Friedrich-Schiller-University Jena (Germany) were successful in improving a fabrication process for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) probe tips.

22 Oct 2010

Combined Technique to Measure Behavior of Electrical Materials at Nanoscale

The UK's National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is working to provide more reliable measurement of the electrical properties of materials used in nanotechnology – which could lead to much more accurate devices in t...

21 Oct 2010

Researchers Demonstrate Hydrogen Atom Removal Process with Scanning Tunneling Microscope

The long-held dream of creating atomically precise three-dimensional structures in a manufacturing environment is approaching reality, according to the top scientist at a company making tools aimed at that ambitious goal...

From Zyvex 20 Oct 2010

New Curbing Method Prevents Formation of Kidney Stones

Researchers have developed a method for curbing the growth of crystals that form cystine kidney stones. Their findings, which appear in the latest issue of the journal Science, may offer a pathway to a new method for the prevention of kidney stones.

19 Oct 2010

B-CARS Chemical Imaging Technique Enables Wider Use of Vibrational Spectroscopy

A paper by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may breathe new life into the use of a powerful -- but tricky -- diagnostic technique for cell biology.

15 Oct 2010

PI Introduces 2-Axis Ultrasonic Piezo Motor Controller for Actuators, Micropositioning Systems and Microscope Stages

Piezo motor specialist PI introduces a new 2-axis digital controller for ultrasonic high-stability piezo motor stages such as those used on the latest generation microscopes.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 13 Oct 2010

Development of New Light Microscope with Self-Reconstructing Beams

Together with his team of scientists, Dr. Alexander Rohrbach, Professor for Bio- and Nano-photonics at the University of Freiburg's Department of Microsystems Engineering -- IMTEK, is developing new, unconventional techniques in microscopy "whose physical concepts are at least as exciting as their technical realisation," Rohrbach said.

13 Oct 2010

Microscopy News

Interesting Properties of Graphene Oxide Can Support Future Transmission Electron Microscopes

Electron Microscope Produces First-Ever Images of Chemical Intermediates in Ribosome Production

OSU Researchers Use Microscopes to Study Aged Batteries

New Process to Attach Carbon Nanotubes on Atomic Force Microscopy Probe Tips

Combined Technique to Measure Behavior of Electrical Materials at Nanoscale

Researchers Demonstrate Hydrogen Atom Removal Process with Scanning Tunneling Microscope

New Curbing Method Prevents Formation of Kidney Stones

B-CARS Chemical Imaging Technique Enables Wider Use of Vibrational Spectroscopy

PI Introduces 2-Axis Ultrasonic Piezo Motor Controller for Actuators, Micropositioning Systems and Microscope Stages

Development of New Light Microscope with Self-Reconstructing Beams

Scientists Create the Largest Atomically Thin Gold Films to Make Electronics Weightless and Invisible

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Sustainable ZnO Nanoparticles for Methylene Blue Cleanup

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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