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Bruker Introduces NanoLens AFM Accessory for ContourGT 3D Optical Microscopes

Bruker announced today at the 2012 Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall Meeting the release of the unique NanoLens™ Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) accessory for ContourGT® 3D optical microscopes. Designed for fast installation on a new five-position, fully automated turret, the compact NanoLens delivers unprecedented high-resolution imaging capabilities without sacrificing measurement speed in optical modes. With NanoLens, users can perform nanometer-scale surface and material property analysis on the same system that provides the industry’s most repeatable and versatile 3D optical microscopy measurements.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 27 Nov 2012

New Study Provides Insights to Understand Graphene’s Full Potential

In the 1950s, when MIT researchers were helping to invent the discipline of computer science, they didn't think of themselves as computer scientists; they thought of themselves as electrical engineers or physicists or mathematicians.

16 Nov 2012

Universal Method to Efficiently Measure Graphene Thickness Using Optical Microscope

The remarkable properties and subsequent applications of graphene have been well-documented since it was first isolated in 2004; however, researchers are still trying to find a quick, cheap and efficient way of measuring its thickness.

16 Nov 2012

Laser Fluorescence Spectroscopy Determines Absolute Density of Radicals in Plasma

An international team of scientists working at the Plasma Technology research unit at Ghent University, Belgium, has determined for the first time the absolute density of active substances called radicals found in a state of matter known as plasma, in a study about to be published in EPJ D. These findings could have important implications for medicine—for example, for stimulating tissue regeneration, or to induce a targeted antiseptic effect in vivo without affecting neighbouring tissues.

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 14 Nov 2012

Viruses Use One-Nanometer Needle-Like Tip to Attack Bacteria

It could be the tiniest armor-piercing weapon in the biological universe: EPFL scientists have measured a one-nanometer needle-like tip that viruses use to attack bacteria.

14 Nov 2012

Springer and the Korean Society for Micro and Nano Systems will Partner to Publish a New Interdisciplinary Journal Micro and Nano Systems Letters (MNSL)

Beginning in March 2013, . As a fully sponsored open access journal, it will be part of the SpringerOpen portfolio, available on link.springer.com. Published quarterly, Micro and Nano Systems Letters is an international...

From Springer - Science and Technology Publishers 8 Nov 2012

Sharp Current Reduction When Dissimilar Metal Wires Meet Poses Challenge to Nanoelectronics

To build the computer chips of the future, designers will need to understand how an electrical charge behaves when it is confined to metal wires only a few atom-widths in diameter.

7 Nov 2012

Researchers Combine DNA Fragments with Nanoparticles to Create Bigels

Controlling and modifying at will the transparency, electrical properties, and stiffness of a gel – such are the promises of a new discovery by physicists at EPFL and the University of Cambridge. This marks an important step for materials used in healthcare, high-tech, and the cosmetics industry.

7 Nov 2012

Gold Nanoparticles Improve Readability of Fingerprints

Identifying fingerprints on paper is a commonly used method in police forensic work, but unfortunately it is not easy to make those fingerprints visible. Now, scientists at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have developed a new approach for making such fingerprints more readily readable.

7 Nov 2012

Novel Method to Produce Extremely Intense Vortex Beams for Electron Microscopy

Nowadays, electron microscopes are an essential tool, especially in the field of materials science. At TU Vienna, electron beams are being created that possess an inner rotation, similarly to a tornado. These "vortex beams" cannot only be used to display objects, but to investigate material-specific properties - with precision on a nanometer scale. A new breakthrough in research now allows scientists to produce much more intense vortex beams than ever before.

6 Nov 2012