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Study Shows That Nanoparticle Platinum Clusters Prove More Potential for Fuel Cells

When it comes to metal catalysts, the platinum standard is, well, platinum! However, at about $2,000 an ounce, platinum is more expensive than gold.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 29 Jun 2010

JPK Instruments Launches NanoWizard3 BioScience AFM at MicroScience 2010

JPK Instruments, a world-leading manufacturer of nanoanalytic instrumentation for research in life sciences and soft matter, is pleased to select MicroScience 2010 to announce the launch of their third generation, dedicated BioAFM system, the NanoWizard®3 BioScience AFM.

From Bruker BioAFM 29 Jun 2010

How Not to Blow Up a Molecule

Free-electron-laser light sources, such as the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, arrived on the scene promising a unique scientific capability: "single-shot imaging."

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 25 Jun 2010

Scientists Use Quantum Simulations to Study Phase Transitions in Liquid Hydrogen

Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is a major component of giant planets such as Jupiter and Saturn. But not much is known about what happens to this abundant element under high-pressu...

24 Jun 2010

Using AFM to Study Detail Structures Well Below the Surface

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have shown that under the right circumstances, surface science instruments such as the AFM can deliver valuable data about sub-surface conditions.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 24 Jun 2010

Malvern Zetasizer Nano Being Used to Support Water Treatment Plant Operators

An advanced particle characterization system from Malvern Panalytical is being used to support water treatment plant operators in their optimization of treatment processes, and is removing the need to wait for external l...

From Malvern Panalytical 23 Jun 2010

New Tools for New Light Source at Brookhaven Lab

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory is constructing the world's most brilliant light source, the National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II). In a recent decision, DOE has approved a new project to begin conceptual design of NSLS-II experimental tools, named NEXT.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 23 Jun 2010

Veeco Announces BioScope Catalyst Perfusing Stage Incubator to Facilitate Cell Biology Studies

Veeco Instruments Inc., the leading provider of scanning probe microscopes (SPM) to the nanoscience community announces the BioScope™ Catalyst™ Perfusing Stage Incubator to facilitate cell biology studies using simultaneous AFM and optical methods.

From Veeco 23 Jun 2010

Dance of Water Molecules

Using Terahertz spectroscopy, RUB-chemists recently detected the surprisingly long-ranged influence of solvated biomolecules on the "dance" of surrounding water molecules. With extensive simulations on a supercomputer, they now succeeded in describing this choreography in detail.

23 Jun 2010

Tracking Single Molecules Without Modifying Them

Scientists can detect the movements of single molecules by using fluorescent tags or by pulling them in delicate force measurements, but only for a few minutes. A new technique by Rice University researchers will allow t...

23 Jun 2010