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OMG Microscope Image of Dividing Mammalian Cell Wins GE Competition

With crisp resolution to 100 nanometers -- a typical germ is about 1,000 nanometers -- the DeltaVision OMX imaging system is considered one of the world's finest microscope systems. Upon its arrival to Indiana University Bloomington's Light Microscopy Imaging Center in 2010, researchers quickly renamed it the "OMG" microscope for the amazing images it produced and for its ability to do super-speed imaging of multiple-labeled proteins in cells.

1 Mar 2013

Novel Photon-Counting Technique Helps Measure EGFR Proteins in Common Cancers

For scientists to improve cancer treatments with targeted therapeutic drugs, they need to be able to see proteins prevalent in the cancer cells. This has been impossible, until now.

27 Feb 2013

X-ray Microscopy Bridges the Resolution Gap Between Optic and Electron Microscopy

In perhaps no other scientific field does the adage “form follows function” hold more true than in biology, especially the biology of living cells, which is why our knowledge of cells starts with imaging.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 27 Feb 2013

Researchers Discover Mechanism by Which Single Molecules Grow Into Microtubes

A team of researchers at Washington University in St. Louis, headed by Srikanth Singamaneni, PhD, assistant professor of mechanical engineering & materials science, unexpectedly found the mechanism by which tiny single molecules spontaneously grow into centimeter-long microtubes by leaving a dish for a different experiment in the refrigerator.

25 Feb 2013

Injectable Hydrogel Helps Growth of New Heart Muscle Tissue

University of California, San Diego bioengineers have demonstrated in a study in pigs that a new injectable hydrogel can repair damage from heart attacks, help the heart grow new tissue and blood vessels, and get the heart moving closer to how a healthy heart should. The results of the study were published Feb. 20 in Science Translational Medicine and clear the way for clinical trials to begin this year in Europe. The gel is injected through a catheter without requiring surgery or general anesthesia -- a less invasive procedure for patients.

21 Feb 2013

NSF CAREER Award for Study on Controlling Molecular Packing of Large Planar and Curved Molecules

A Texas A&M University chemist has been awarded a prestigious award meant to kick-start the careers of promising junior faculty members.

21 Feb 2013

3M Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella Test Kit Receives NF VALIDATION Certification

3M Food Safety today announced its 3M™ Molecular Detection Assay Salmonella has received an extension of the current NF VALIDATION certificate from AFNOR CERTIFICATION. The Paris-based AFNOR CERTIFICATION expert committee found 3M’s assay to be as or more effective than standard methods for detecting Salmonella spp. in seafood and vegetable products as well as in environmental samples taken from food processing sites.

21 Feb 2013

XEI Awarded Patent for Their Scientific Plasma Cleaning TEM Wand

XEI Scientific Inc, maker of the popular EVACTRON® De-Contaminator™ Plasma Cleaning System for electron microscopes and other vacuum chambers, reports on the recent announcement that the company has been awarded a patent for its innovative TEM Wand™ technology.

From XEI Scientific 19 Feb 2013

PI Release New Precise Digital Controller for Piezo Positioning Stages

Thanks to its high output power, the digital single-channel controller E-709.CHG from PI (Physik Instrumente) provides highly dynamic and nanometer-precise operation of piezo-based stages with high stiffness and electrical capacitance.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 18 Feb 2013

Photoelectron Spectroscopy Helps Identify Chemical Bonds between Metal Surfaces and Molecules

Until now, however, it was practically impossible to accurately predict which molecules performed well on the job. They basically had to be identified by trial-and-error.

18 Feb 2013