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State-of-the-Art Reference Lab for the Micrometer and Nanometer Range

Carl Zeiss recently opened a special, new measuring lab with state-of-the-art equipment in Oberkochen where it will measure micrometers and nanometers with maximum precision. As a reference lab, it is used to calibrate ZEISS measuring machines and standards, and for measurements on behalf of customers.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 14 Apr 2009

Funding to Support Product Launch of Aduro Heated Holder System for Electron Microscopy

Protochips announced today that they have closed on their first round of equity financing to support the product launch of the Aduro heated holder system for electron microscopy.

14 Apr 2009

Using Graphene, Engineers Create DNA Sensors that Could Identify Cancer

Kansas State University engineers think the possibilities are deep for a very thin material. Vikas Berry, assistant professor of chemical engineering, is leading research combining biological materials with graphene, a recently developed carbon material that is only a single atom thick.

13 Apr 2009

Scientists Examine the Effect of Synthetic Nanoparticles

Cerium oxide is a ceramic nano-abrasive. Scientists have now examined, under conditions close to reality, what happens when it is breathed in and deposited on the lung surface. Initially, the result was rather reassuring.

12 Apr 2009

Electron Microscopy Sciences Announces Availability of APTech LaB6 and CeB6 Cathodes

The Applied Physics Technologies (APTech) lanthanum hexaboride (LaB6) and cerium hexaboride (CeB6or CeBix) cathodes are now available through Electron Microscopy Sciences. Both LaB6 and CeBix cathodes are ideal for many ...

10 Apr 2009

New Method Could Lead to Narrower Chip Patterns

Researchers at MIT have found a novel method for etching extremely narrow lines on a microchip, using a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque, and vice versa, just by exposing it to certain wavelengths of light.

9 Apr 2009

Partnership to Provide Advanced Nanotechnology Research and Analysis

Masscal Scientific Instruments, Inc., and NanoSpective, Inc., announced the collaborative partnership recently. Masscal manufactures and markets laboratory instruments and products to detect and analyze synthetic, na...

8 Apr 2009

First-Ever Nanoscale Fluidic Device with Complex 3-D Surfaces

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and Cornell University have capitalized on a process for manufacturing integrated circuits at the nanometer (billionth of a meter) level to engineer the first-ever nanoscale fluidic device with complex three-dimensional surfaces.

7 Apr 2009

Lambda Photometrics Appointed UK + Ireland Distributor for Phenom SEM

We are pleased to annouce that Lambda Photometrics Ltd has been appointed as UK + Ireland distributor for the Phenom Desktop Scanning Electron Microscope SEM from FEI Company.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 6 Apr 2009

New Type of Probe Allows Scientists to Visualize Single RNA Molecules within Live Cells

Biomedical engineers have developed a new type of probe that allows them to visualize single ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules within live cells more easily than existing methods. The tool will help scientists learn more about how RNA operates within living cells.

6 Apr 2009