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Special Camp to Introduce Students to the World of Nanotechnology

On Tuesday, July 16, Hitachi and Challenge Camps are holding a special program at the camp which is located at School of the Holy Child in Rye, NY to introduce students to the world of nanotechnology using Hitachi’s TM3000 Scanning Electron Microscope, which is capable of magnification of up to 30,000 times.

16 Jul 2013

Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsion Gas Bubbles Hold Promise for NMR and MRI

Berkeley Lab researchers have shown that tiny bubbles carrying hyperpolarized xenon gas hold big promise for NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) and its sister technology, MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging), as these xenon carriers can be used to detect the presence and spatial distribution of specific molecules with far greater sensitivity than conventional NMR/MRI.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 16 Jul 2013

Super-Resolution Microscopy Solves Decade-Long Debate About Structure of Nuclear Pore Complex

It's a parent's nightmare: opening a Lego set and being faced with 500 pieces, but no instructions on how to assemble them into the majestic castle shown on the box. Thanks to a new approach by scientists at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany, researchers studying large sets of molecules with vital roles inside our cells can now overcome a similar problem.

15 Jul 2013

York JEOL Nanocentre Develops Groundbreaking New Electron Microscopy Technology

Groundbreaking new electron microscopy technology developed at the York JEOL Nanocentre at the University of York is allowing researchers to observe and analyse single atoms, small clusters and nanoparticles in dynamic in-situ experiments for the first time.

15 Jul 2013

Researchers Discover What Happens to Helicase Enzyme Before it Encircles the DNA

Building on earlier work exploring the complex choreography by which intricate cellular proteins interact with and copy DNA prior to cell division, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and collaborators have captured a key step—molecular images showing how the enzyme that unwinds the DNA double helix gets drawn to and wrapped around its target.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 15 Jul 2013

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Developed as Synthetic Receptors for Nicotine

Researchers from the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute in Nehru Marg, India have added another piece to the puzzle of how to synthetize an artificial nicotine receptor. Nicotine -- the infamous principal component of tobacco -- is responsible for smoking addition due to specific receptors in the brain that trigger the dopamine reward system.

12 Jul 2013

New Optical Interferometry System for Fast Areal Surface Measurement of Nanoscale Surfaces

A BRIGHT future beckons for a University of Huddersfield metrology instrumentation designer who has recently completed his doctorate, won a national award and will now embark on a project to bring a patented product to the market.

12 Jul 2013

Creighton University Receives NIH Funding to Install Xradia High-Resolution 3D X-ray Microscope

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) have awarded Mohammed Akhter, Ph.D., P.E., professor of medicine at Creighton University School of Medicine and director of the biomechanics laboratory at the Osteoporosis Research Center, a nearly $600,000 Shared Instrumentation Grant to install the area's first high-resolution 3D X-ray Microscope, the Xradia MicroXCT-200.

11 Jul 2013

Michigan Technological University Researchers Build Nano Battery with AC-STEM Microscope Using Tin Oxide

Lithium ion batteries are at the energetic heart of almost all things tech, from cell phones to tablets to electric vehicles. That’s because they are a proven technology, light, long-lasting and powerful. But they aren’t perfect.

9 Jul 2013

Hierarchical Cone Nano-Structures on Guillemot Eggshells Help Survive Precarious Habitats

Unique nano-structures on guillemot eggshells eggs enable them to survive precarious habitats, on exposed cliffs with no nest.

5 Jul 2013

Microscopy News

Special Camp to Introduce Students to the World of Nanotechnology

Perfluorocarbon Nanoemulsion Gas Bubbles Hold Promise for NMR and MRI

Super-Resolution Microscopy Solves Decade-Long Debate About Structure of Nuclear Pore Complex

York JEOL Nanocentre Develops Groundbreaking New Electron Microscopy Technology

Researchers Discover What Happens to Helicase Enzyme Before it Encircles the DNA

Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Developed as Synthetic Receptors for Nicotine

New Optical Interferometry System for Fast Areal Surface Measurement of Nanoscale Surfaces

Creighton University Receives NIH Funding to Install Xradia High-Resolution 3D X-ray Microscope

Michigan Technological University Researchers Build Nano Battery with AC-STEM Microscope Using Tin Oxide

Hierarchical Cone Nano-Structures on Guillemot Eggshells Help Survive Precarious Habitats

Enhancing Material Properties through Nanotube Encapsulation

Sustainable Carbon Nanomaterial Gii Set to Transform Energy Storage in Internet of Things Devices

Sustainable Future for Carbon Nanotubes

Brain-Inspired Nano-Tech Promises New Era for Electronics

Breakthrough in 2D Material Growth Opens Doors to Cleaner Energy and Next-Generation Technology

Electrospinning and the Future of Nanotechnology

How Electrospinning is Shaping the Future of Nanotechnology

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

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