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Observing the Behavior of Single Nanoparticles of a Catalyst

Cornell researchers have developed an ingenious microscopic method to observe the behavior of single nanoparticles of a catalyst, down to the resolution of single catalytic events. Their observations have shown that n...

11 Nov 2008

JPK Instruments Singled Out As the Fastest-Growing Company in the Nanotechnology Industry

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instruments for the life science and soft matter sectors, has been singled out as the fastest-growing company in the nanotechnology industry for the second year in a row.

From Bruker BioAFM 11 Nov 2008

Veeco Introduces Thermal Analysis Module for its Line of Scanning Probe Microscopes

Veeco Instruments Inc., a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, today introduced the Veeco Instruments Thermal Analysis (VITA(TM)) module for its industry leading line of Scanning Probe Microscopes (SPMs).

From Veeco 11 Nov 2008

Flexible Charge Nanopump Offers Option for Converting Mechanical Energy into Electrical Energy

Researchers have developed a new type of small-scale electric power generator able to produce alternating current through the cyclical stretching and releasing of zinc oxide wires encapsulated in a flexible plastic substrate with two ends bonded.

10 Nov 2008

NANOSENSORS Introduces Novel Self-Actuating and Self-Sensing Akiyama-Probe for AFM

The Akiyama-probe has been developed in cooperation with the Institute of Microtechnology (IMT) at the University of Neuchâtel for the NANOSENSORS™ brand that is specialized on cutting edge scanning probes for Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) applications.

From Nanosensors 8 Nov 2008

Study Reveal How Molecular Machines Kick Start Gene Activation

How 'molecular machines' inside cells swing into action to activate genes at different times in a cell's life is revealed today (6 November) in new research published in Molecular Cell.

7 Nov 2008

Spiky Nanoparticles May Enhance Test Sensitivity

Rods, cones, cubes and spheres - move aside. Tiny gold stars, smaller than a billionth of a meter, may hold the promise for new approaches to medical diagnoses or testing for environmental contaminants.

7 Nov 2008

New Product Targets PET and Radiation Detection Applications

Vertilon Corporation announced today that it has launched the SIB2316 sensor interface board for the SensL SPMArray 16 element silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) array.

6 Nov 2008

Very Cold Ice Films Solving the Mysteries of the Universe

Could life have started in a lump of ice?The universe is full of water, mostly in the form of very cold ice films deposited on interstellar dust particles, but until recently little was known about the detailed small sca...

6 Nov 2008

Malvern Demonstrate New Application for Foreign Particle Determination on Filters

Malvern Panalytical will demonstrate a new application for foreign particle determination
on filters, and will show new systems for protein characterization and rheology
measurement at the 2008 AAPS Annual Meeting & Exposition (17-20 Nov, Atlanta,
USA).

From Malvern Panalytical 6 Nov 2008