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Novel Method Involving Tiny Oil Droplets Helps Measure Forces in 3D Tissues

As embryonic tissue develops, cells push and pull on each other, and they must do so correctly for the tissue to develop properly. Now scientists at Harvard University have devised the first method to measure these forces in three-dimensional (3D) tissues and living embryos.

11 Dec 2013

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Structure of Injectisomes

When attacking body cells, bacteria, such as salmonellae or Yersinia (plague pathogens), inject specific bacterial proteins through hollow, syringe-like structures – called injectisomes – into the host cells. These substances reprogram the cells and can thus overcome their defense. From then on, they can infiltrate the cells unhindered in large numbers, and trigger diseases such as typhus, plague, or cholera.

10 Dec 2013

Inexpensive Imaging Devices Modified into Mini-Microscopes for Low-Cost Detection of Parasitic Infections

Microscopy, being relatively easy to perform at low cost, is the universal diagnostic method for detection of most globally important parasitic infections.

6 Dec 2013

Researchers View Ultrafast Formation of Recycled Vesicles

University of Utah and German biologists discovered how nerve cells recycle tiny bubbles or “vesicles” that send chemical nerve signals from one cell to the next.

6 Dec 2013

New Spectroscopy Technique Offers Never-Before-Seen Look at Functionality of Electrodes

A new technique developed at Berkeley Lab’s Advanced Light Source could help scientists better understand and improve the materials required for high-performance lithium-ion batteries that power EVs and other applications.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 5 Dec 2013

Electron Cryo-Microscopy Helps Visualize Key Protein Related to Pain and Heat

In a technical tour de force, UC San Francisco (UCSF) scientists have determined, at near-atomic resolution, the structure of a protein that plays a central role in the perception of pain and heat.

5 Dec 2013

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Helps Detect Rotational States of Molecules

Scientists at EPFL have used scanning tunneling microscopy to detect rotational states of molecules for the first time.

30 Nov 2013

New Microscopy Technique Greatly Enhances 3D Resolution

A team of researchers from the IMP Vienna together with collaborators from the Vienna University of Technology established a new microscopy technique which greatly enhances resolution in the third dimension. In a simple set-up, the scientists used the translation of position information of fluorescent markers into color information.

30 Nov 2013

XEI Scientific Receive Patent for their Oxidative Cleaning Method for SEM and High-Vacuum Equipment

XEI Scientific is pleased to announce that the company has been granted a new US patent # US8507879B2 which describes a new oxidative cleaning method and system for electron microscopes and other high vacuum instrumentation using UV excitation in an oxygen radical source.

From XEI Scientific 22 Nov 2013

Magnetic Replicas of Sunflower Pollen Grains Possess Natural Adhesion Properties over Nanoscale Distances

Researchers have created magnetic replicas of sunflower pollen grains using a wet chemical, layer-by-layer process that applies highly conformal iron oxide coatings. The replicas possess natural adhesion properties inherited from the spiky pollen particles while gaining magnetic behavior, allowing for tailored adhesion to surfaces.

From Georgia Institute of Technology 22 Nov 2013

Microscopy News

Novel Method Involving Tiny Oil Droplets Helps Measure Forces in 3D Tissues

Cryo-Electron Microscopy Reveals Structure of Injectisomes

Inexpensive Imaging Devices Modified into Mini-Microscopes for Low-Cost Detection of Parasitic Infections

Researchers View Ultrafast Formation of Recycled Vesicles

New Spectroscopy Technique Offers Never-Before-Seen Look at Functionality of Electrodes

Electron Cryo-Microscopy Helps Visualize Key Protein Related to Pain and Heat

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Helps Detect Rotational States of Molecules

New Microscopy Technique Greatly Enhances 3D Resolution

XEI Scientific Receive Patent for their Oxidative Cleaning Method for SEM and High-Vacuum Equipment

Magnetic Replicas of Sunflower Pollen Grains Possess Natural Adhesion Properties over Nanoscale Distances

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