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New Study Helps Explain the Surprising Behavior of Tiny "Artificial Muscles"

Using neutron beams and atomic-force microscopes, a team of university researchers working with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) may have resolved a 10-year-old question about an exotic class of "artificial muscles"

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 27 Apr 2010

$X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy Providing the Best Resolution Yet$

X-Ray Diffraction Microscopy Providing the Best Resolution Yet

A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used x-ray diffraction microscopy to make images of whole yeast cells, achieving the highest resolution-11 to 13 nanometers (billionths of a meter)-ever obtained with this method for biological specimens.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 27 Apr 2010

New Research on Shape-Memory Material at Molecular Scale

X-ray studies and fundamental calculations are helping physicists gain molecular level insight into the workings of some magnetic shape-memory materials, which change shape under the influence magnetic fields. Shape-m...

27 Apr 2010

New Views at the Nanoscale

Magnetic resonance imaging, first developed in the early 1970s, has become a standard diagnostic tool for cancer, cardiovascular disease and neurological disorders, among others. MRI is ideally suited to medical imaging because it offers an unparalleled three-dimensional glimpse inside living tissue without damaging the tissue.

27 Apr 2010

New Images Improve Resolution of Measurements by a Factor of 10,000 or More

Wettability - the degree to which a liquid either spreads out over a surface or forms into droplets - is crucial to a wide variety of processes. It influences, for example, how easily a car's windshield fogs up, and also affects the functioning of advanced batteries and fuel-cell systems.

25 Apr 2010

New Optical Profiler from Taylor Hobson Supports Thin- and Thick Film Measurements

The new CCI SunStar merges world leading non-contact dimensional measurement capability with advanced thin and thick film technology.

24 Apr 2010

Olympus Introduces cellSens Microscope Imaging Software

Olympus has introduced cellSens™ microscope imaging software, a comprehensive, fully customizable solution that allows researchers to move smoothly and quickly from initial image capture through processing, analysi...

22 Apr 2010

Micromeritics Exhibits Variety of Materials Characterization Instruments at Conference

In business since 1962, Micromeritics manufactures a broad line of automated laboratory instruments that measure various physical characteristics of powders and solids.

From Micromeritics International Sales 21 Apr 2010

Using Atomic Force Microscopy to Non-Destructively Image Surface of Biological Cell

Atomic force microscopy, a tactile-based probe technique, provides a three-dimensional nanoscale image of a material by gliding a needle-like arm across the material's surface. The core of AFM imaging workhorse is a cantilever with a sharp tip that deflects as it encounters undulations across a surface.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 20 Apr 2010

Bayer Technology Showcases Unique Competence Spectrum for Submicron Particles at POWTECH

Bayer Technology Services GmbH (BTS) is presenting its unique competence spectrum for submicron particles, innovative nanoparticles and encapsulated actives at POWTECH (Hall 5, Stand 329) in Nuremberg, Germany from April 26 - 29, 2010.

20 Apr 2010