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Electron Microscopy Leader Acquires the Assets of Intellection

FEI Company (Nasdaq:FEIC), a leading provider of high-resolution imaging and analysis systems, today announced that it had acquired substantially all of the assets of Intellection Holdings Pty. Ltd. of Brisbane, Australia. Intellection's primary product is the QEMSCAN automated mineralogy system.

5 Jan 2009

Scientists Figure Out How a Powerful Virus Nanomotor Works

Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork
that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.

31 Dec 2008

Researchers Discover the Atomic Structure of a Powerful Molecular Motor

Researchers have discovered the atomic structure of a powerful "molecular
motor" that packages DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their
assembly, an essential step in their ability to multiply and infect new host
organisms.

30 Dec 2008

Nanosurf Introduce New Atomic Force Microscope - The easyScan 2 FlexAFM

With its electromagnetically actuated, flexure-based XY-scanner technology combined with a piezo-based Z-scanner, the FlexAFM offers highly linear, ultra-flat, and fast scanning performance, while at the same time providing Lateral Force and liquid measuring capabilities to its users.

23 Dec 2008

Nanotechnology Brings Molecular Computing Closer to Reality

Over the last 60 years, ever-smaller generations of transistors have driven exponential growth in computing power. Could molecules, each turned into miniscule computer components, trigger even greater growth in computing...

23 Dec 2008

Nanoscientists Demonstrate Breakthrough with Control Growth of Nanowires

Nanoscience researchers at Lund University in Sweden have shown that they can control the growth and crystal structure of nanowires down to the single atom level. How this can be done is described in an article to appear...

23 Dec 2008

Leading Global Characterization Service Provider Announce Acquisition of Nano Intergrated Solutions

EAG, Inc. (“EAG”), the leading global provider of surface analysis and materials characterization services, and microelectronic “release to production” (“RTP”) and failure analysis (&l...

22 Dec 2008

Carl Zeiss Imaging Software Examines Intracellular Process in Nanoseconds

The Dual Camera module for the AxioVision image analysis software from Carl Zeiss is intended for all users in the life sciences, including cell biologists, virologists and physiologists

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 21 Dec 2008

New Study Shows the Nanotoxicity of Nanoparticles

The ability of nanoparticles to cross the lung-blood barrier suggests that they may translocate to blood and to targets distant from their portal of entry. Nevertheless, nanotoxicity in organs has received little attenti...

21 Dec 2008