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Swirly Fluid-Like Surface Flow May Impact Wear in Sliding Metal Systems

Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mechanism for wear in metals: a swirling, fluid-like microscopic behavior in a solid piece of metal sliding over another.

25 Jul 2014

Oxygen Atoms Induce Jahn-Teller Distortion on Perovskite Manganite Surfaces

A novel combination of microscopy and data processing has given researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory an unprecedented look at the surface of a material known for its unusual physical and electrochemical properties.

From Oak Ridge National Laboratory 25 Jul 2014

High-Resolution Electron Microscopy Enables Studying Catalyst Dynamics Under Actual Operating Conditions

A unique collaboration between catalyst researchers from Albemarle Corporation, Delft University of Technology, Haldor Topsoe, FEI Company and Leiden Probe Microscopy has led to an innovative new method for studying catalyst dynamics under actual operating conditions.

23 Jul 2014

Innovative Microscopic Technique Enables Imaging a Beating Heart in 3D

Researchers of the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics in Dresden report how they managed to capture detailed three-dimensional images of cardiac dynamics in zebrafish.

23 Jul 2014

The Benefits of the Zen Browser from Carl Zeiss

Server-based virtual microscopy data organization ideal for pathology research and more.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 22 Jul 2014

Microscope with Mobile Stage Moves According to Bacterium's Movement

When it comes to swimming, the bodies of some bacteria are more than just dead weight, according to new research from Brown University.

22 Jul 2014

New Computational Method to Rapidly Track 3-D Movements of Cells

Recent advances in imaging technology are transforming how scientists see the cellular universe, showing the form and movement of once grainy and blurred structures in stunning detail.

21 Jul 2014

New Report on Global and Chinese Surgical Microscope Industry

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global and Chinese Surgical Microscope Industry Report 2014" report to their offering.

18 Jul 2014

Aberration-Corrected Transmission Electron Microscope Cuts Sheets of Graphene into Ribbons

Graphene, a material that consists of a lattice of carbon atoms, one atom thick, is widely touted as being the most electrically conductive material ever studied. However, not all graphene is the same. With so few atoms comprising the entirety of the material, the arrangement of each one has an impact on its overall function.

17 Jul 2014

Bruker’s Inspire SPM Infrared System Provides High Resolution Nanochemical and Nanomechanical Property Maps

Bruker today announced the release of Inspire™, the first integrated scanning probe microscopy (SPM) infrared system for 10-nanometer spatial resolution in chemical and materials property mapping.

From Bruker 11 Jul 2014