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Real-Time Nanoscale Images of Lithium Dendrite Structures That Degrade Batteries

Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have captured the first real-time nanoscale images of lithium dendrite structures known to degrade lithium-ion batteries. The ORNL team’s electron microscopy could help researchers address long-standing issues related to battery performance and safety.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 10 Mar 2015

The Brain Prize Awarded for Invention and Development of Two-Photon Microscopy

The world's most valuable (€1m) neuroscience prize, The Brain Prize has been awarded, to four scientists, Winfried Denk and Arthur Konnerth (Germany), and Karel Svoboda and David Tank (USA), for the invention and development of two-photon microscopy, a transformative tool in brain research.

10 Mar 2015

High Speed Desktop SEM for Large Samples: Phenom World Launches the Phenom XL at Pittcon 2015

Phenom-World is proud to announce the Phenom XL, an addition to the highly successful Phenom desktop SEM product family. The Phenom XL is the world’s first desktop Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) that allows full imaging of samples up to 100 mm x 100 mm.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 9 Mar 2015

Leica Microsystems Offers STED and GSD 3D Super-Resolution Systems Associated with the Nobel Prize

Guided by the motto “Connecting Science and Business”, Max Planck Innovation GmbH is a partner of science and industry alike. Its interdisciplinary team provides consulting services and support for scientists from the Max Planck Society with regard to evaluating inventions, applying for patents and founding companies. Max Planck Innovation thus performs the important function of transferring the results of basic research to products that are useful for both the industry and the general public.

9 Mar 2015

Scientists Demonstrate Possibility of Reconstructing 3D Structure of Virus Particle

Since the determination of the molecular structure of myoglobin in 1957, X-ray crystallography has been the defining tool of structural biology, allowing researchers to determine the structure (and hence the function) of tens of thousands of proteins, nucleic acids, and other biological molecules. But the method can only work for molecules that form large, high quality crystals.

5 Mar 2015

Next-Generation Magnetic Nanoparticles to Treat Deep-Seated Tumors

Thanks to the work of an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the Dartmouth Center of Nanotechnology Excellence, funded by the National Institutes of Health, the next-generation magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) may soon be treating deep-seated and difficult-to-reach tumors within the human body.

4 Mar 2015

Cryo-Electron Tomography Reveals Internal Structure of Ultra-Small Bacteria

Scientists have captured the first detailed microscopy images of ultra-small bacteria that are believed to be about as small as life can get. The research was led by scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley. The existence of ultra-small bacteria has been debated for two decades, but there hasn't been a comprehensive electron microscopy and DNA-based description of the microbes until now.

28 Feb 2015

High-Resolution Structural Analysis Reveals 3D Nanoarchitecture of Photonic Structures in Limpet’s Shells

The blue-rayed limpet is a tiny mollusk that lives in kelp beds along the coasts of Norway, Iceland, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. These diminutive organisms — as small as a fingernail — might escape notice entirely, if not for a very conspicuous feature: bright blue dotted lines that run in parallel along the length of their translucent shells. Depending on the angle at which light hits, a limpet’s shell can flash brilliantly even in murky water.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 28 Feb 2015

Groundbreaking X-Ray Microscope at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Beamline

Delivering the capability to image nanostructures and chemical reactions down to nanometer resolution requires a new class of x-ray microscope that can perform precision microscopy experiments using ultra-bright x-rays from the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory.

28 Feb 2015

Trends and Forecast Report on Global Life Science Microscopy Devices Market

Microscopes have enabled researchers to conduct in-depth academic and exploratory research. Increasing interest in life science areas such as nanoscience, and pharmacology and toxicology has created a need for advanced microscopes employing mediums much more penetrative than light i.e., electron, X-ray, etc.

28 Feb 2015

Microscopy News

Real-Time Nanoscale Images of Lithium Dendrite Structures That Degrade Batteries

The Brain Prize Awarded for Invention and Development of Two-Photon Microscopy

High Speed Desktop SEM for Large Samples: Phenom World Launches the Phenom XL at Pittcon 2015

Leica Microsystems Offers STED and GSD 3D Super-Resolution Systems Associated with the Nobel Prize

Scientists Demonstrate Possibility of Reconstructing 3D Structure of Virus Particle

Next-Generation Magnetic Nanoparticles to Treat Deep-Seated Tumors

Cryo-Electron Tomography Reveals Internal Structure of Ultra-Small Bacteria

High-Resolution Structural Analysis Reveals 3D Nanoarchitecture of Photonic Structures in Limpet’s Shells

Groundbreaking X-Ray Microscope at the Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Beamline

Trends and Forecast Report on Global Life Science Microscopy Devices Market

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