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JPK Instruments Announces Symposium on Applications of SPM and Optical Tweezers a Hugh Success

For the ninth year, JPK Instruments hosted the ninth annual international symposium on the applications of scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and optical tweezers.

From Bruker BioAFM 10 Nov 2010

New picoSpin-45 NMR Spectrometer Ideal for Chemical Analysis

The chemical analysis technique nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) was revolutionized today with the official launch of the picoSpin-45 NMR spectrometer.

10 Nov 2010

Dr. Steven S. Branda to Present Paper on Microfluidics-Based Technology

The Knowledge Foundation has announced that Sandia National Laboratories’ Dr. Steven S. Branda will present a paper entitled “Microfluidics-Based Systems for Rapid Identification and Characterization of Novel...

From Sandia National Laboratories 10 Nov 2010

New Technique Using Intense Terahertz Pulses Can Lead to Advances in Molecular Crystals

As if borrowing from a scene in a science fiction movie, researchers at Kyoto University have successfully developed a kind of tractor beam that can be used to manipulate the network of the molecules. In a paper soon ...

10 Nov 2010

EYP Heads to NanoTech Campus

EYP Architecture and Engineering PC (EYP) of Albany announced plans to establish and expand its headquarters and operations at the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE) of the University at Albany. The move...

9 Nov 2010

"Laser Targeting" for Nanoscale Microscopy:

The researchers characterize their new technique as a neat solution to the "needle in a haystack" problem of nanoscale microscopy, but it's more like the difference between finding the coffee table in a darkened room either by walking around until you fall over it, or using a flashlight.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 9 Nov 2010

Revealing Crystal Structure of Compound Essential to Sonar and Computer Memory

Using a neutron beam as a probe, researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have begun to reveal the crystal structure of a compound essential to technologies ranging from sonar to computer memory. Their recent work* provides long-sought insight into just how a widely used material of modern technology actually works.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 9 Nov 2010

Agilent Technologies, Wyss Institute to Advance Genome Engineering and Nanobiotechnology

Agilent Technologies Inc. and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University today announced an agreement to work together to develop innovative tools, technologies and instruments that will advance human health and improve the environment.

From Agilent Technologies Inc. 9 Nov 2010

Fingerprinting Materials to Help Secure The Nation

Laboratory researchers may have found a way to improve Raman spectroscopy as a tool for identifying substances in extremely low concentrations. Potential applications for Raman spectroscopy include medical diagnosis, drug/chemical development, forensics and highly portable detection systems for national security.

From Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 9 Nov 2010

Berkeley Lab Scientists Wins Prestigious Presidential Early Career for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award

Two scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) were among the 85 researchers named by President Barack Obama to receive the prestigious Presidential Early Career for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) Award, the highest honor bestowed by the United States government on early-career researchers.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 8 Nov 2010