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UK Synchrotron Facility Facilitates Virus Analysis at Atomic and Molecular Level

The UK's national synchrotron facility, Diamond Light Source, is now the first and only place in Europe where pathogens requiring Containment Level 3 – including serious viruses such as those responsible for AIDS, Hepatitis and some types of flu – can be analysed at atomic and molecular level using synchrotron light. This special light allows scientists to study virus structures at intense levels of detail and this new facility extends that capability to many viruses that have a major global impact on human and animal health. Studying pathogens in this way has the potential to open up new paths for the development of therapeutic treatments and vaccines.

18 Feb 2013

Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Microscopy Explored at Innovations in Imaging Meeting

When difficult biological questions are tackled by creative experts in physics, what can result? Images of great beauty, accessible for anyone to appreciate, that also offer rich information on fundamental life processes, and rewarding new paths for analysis and insight.

18 Feb 2013

Berkeley Lab Researcher to Demonstrate Capabilities of X-Ray Microscopy at AAAS Meeting

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. Optical microscopy is limited by low spatial resolution – about 200 nanometers, and electron microscopy is limited by the poor penetration of electrons and the requirement that it be performed in a vacuum, which means cells must be sectioned off into tissue-thin slices and dehydrated. X-ray microscopy bridges the resolution gap between optic and electron microscopy, combining the best features of both to hit the sweet spot for chemical and elemental imaging.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 16 Feb 2013

Multiple Ion Beam Microscopy For Advanced Nanofabrication Discussed In Webinar

The strive for decreasing feature sizes in plasmonic research, lithography, semiconductor technology and materials development leads to a need for instruments that enable rapid prototyping of such structures and simultan...

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 15 Feb 2013

GenASIs Scan & Analysis Receives FDA Clearance for Lung Cancer Therapy Selection

Applied Spectral Imaging announced today that its GenASIs Scan & Analysis automated microscopy platform has received FDA clearance as an aid in ALK gene analysis for lung cancer therapy selection. The introduction of automation in ALK therapy selection represents a new era in personalized medicine for patients with NSCLC (Non-Small-Cell-Lung-Cancer).

15 Feb 2013

Nanobeam Probe Helps Study Inside Cells

Stanford nanoscale laser/LED marks a new age in the study and influence of living cells

14 Feb 2013

Researchers Employ Tiny Defects in Diamonds to Develop Nanoscale MRI

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reveals details of living tissues, diseased organs and tumors inside the body without x-rays or surgery. What if the same technology could peer down to the level of atoms? Doctors could make visual diagnoses of a person's molecules – examining damage on a strand of DNA, watching molecules misfold, or identifying a cancer cell by the proteins on its surface.

14 Feb 2013

PI UK Launches Custom Turnkey System Design and Manufacture Service - PI Custom Motion Systems

The UK office of mechanical positioning technology manufacturer Physik Instrumente (PI) today announces the launch of PI Custom Motion Systems - a dedicated application and product customisation service to meet growing local demand for complete, bespoke, mechanical positioning systems that offer the highest possible accuracy and precision.

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 13 Feb 2013

PTIR Technique Using AFM Extracts Chemical Information with Nanometer-Scale Spatial Resolution

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland have demonstrated that a new spectroscopy technique can simultaneously measure a material's topography and chemical composition with nanometer-scale spatial resolution.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 13 Feb 2013

Researchers Film Complex Process of Protein Folding At Atomic Resolution

By combining low temperatures and NMR spectroscopy, the scientists visualized seven intermediate forms of the CylR2 protein while cooling it down from 25°C to -16°C. Their results show that the most instable intermediate form plays a key role in protein folding. The scientists' findings may contribute to a better understanding of how proteins adopt their structure and misfold during illness.

12 Feb 2013

Microscopy News

UK Synchrotron Facility Facilitates Virus Analysis at Atomic and Molecular Level

Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Microscopy Explored at Innovations in Imaging Meeting

Berkeley Lab Researcher to Demonstrate Capabilities of X-Ray Microscopy at AAAS Meeting

Multiple Ion Beam Microscopy For Advanced Nanofabrication Discussed In Webinar

GenASIs Scan & Analysis Receives FDA Clearance for Lung Cancer Therapy Selection

Nanobeam Probe Helps Study Inside Cells

Researchers Employ Tiny Defects in Diamonds to Develop Nanoscale MRI

PI UK Launches Custom Turnkey System Design and Manufacture Service - PI Custom Motion Systems

PTIR Technique Using AFM Extracts Chemical Information with Nanometer-Scale Spatial Resolution

Researchers Film Complex Process of Protein Folding At Atomic Resolution

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