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Nano Salt Particles Stretching Like Taffy

Researchers in New Mexico are reporting the surprise discovery that common table salt - so brittle that it crushes easily between a thumb and forefinger - becomes a super plastic in the weird environs of the nanoworld.

24 Jun 2009

Scientists Create Salt Block that can Physically Stretch

To stretch a supply of salt generally means using it sparingly. But researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and the University of Pittsburgh were startled when they found they had made the solid actually physically stretch.

From Sandia National Laboratories 24 Jun 2009

Brookhaven Scientist Elected the Inaugural Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America

Yimei Zhu, a scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been elected the inaugural Fellow of the Microscopy Society of America (MSA), an affiliate of the American Institute of Physics and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 24 Jun 2009

French Physicist Recipient of Holweck Medal and Prize for Nanotechnology Research

French physicist Dr Christian Colliex from Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université Paris Sud at Orsay, is the 2009 recipient of the Holweck Medal and Prize for his pioneering use of the electron microscope t...

24 Jun 2009

New Headquarters Building for WITec

After a construction period of 13 months, WITec GmbH, manufacturer of nanoanalytical microscopy systems has moved to its new headquarters building in Ulm.

From Oxford Instruments WITec 24 Jun 2009

Carl Zeiss Enables Breakthroughs in Histology

Carl Zeiss has developed a unique series of solutions addressing the different methods for brain mapping and soft tissue imaging. "Scientists are right now attacking one of the last secrets of mankind: imaging and reconstruction of the brain", Dr. Dirk Stenkamp, Member of the Board at Carl Zeiss SMT explains.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 23 Jun 2009

Three-Dimensional Reconstruction of HIV using New Electron Microscopy Images

Scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the University Clinic Heidelberg, Germany, have produced a three-dimensional reconstruction of HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), which shows the structure of the immature form of the virus at unprecedented detail.

23 Jun 2009

New and Precise Inspection System for the Semiconductor and Electronics Industry

The new series of Nikon LSI inspection microscopes, Eclipse L200N and L200ND, is now available. Building on the high resolution and precision of the Eclipse L200 and L200D series, the L200N and L200ND offer improved observation and operating performance, providing images with greater contrast and higher resolving power.

22 Jun 2009

Automatic Supply of Water Immersion During Experiments

Leica Microsystems has now launched a Water Immersion Micro Dispenser that is easy to retrofit and can be used with water immersion objectives even for long term experiments of living organisms and screening experiments in live cell research.

22 Jun 2009

Scientists Working on Nanotechnology that Can Create Significant Potential Impact

Tiny nanobots and machines which heal your body may only exist in science fiction and movie scenes, but for IMRE and CNRS researchers who have been working together on atomic-scale technology, the impact is very real. Their research paves the way for the manipulation of atoms and molecules to build molecule machines and devices.

19 Jun 2009