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Flash Frozen Under the Electron Microscope - Examining Mechanical Properties of Alzheimer's Amyloid Fibrils

Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, type-II diabetes, and prion diseases like BSE all involve the deposition of amyloid fibrils in tissues and organs. These are fibrous clumps of incorrectly folded proteins...

27 Jan 2010

Research Shows Signalling Between Cells More Complex than Originally Believed

US scientists have performed an advanced study of structures inside live cells using total internal reflection fluorescence microscopy (TIRF), thanks to a high-speed camera and software from Andor Technology. The expe...

26 Jan 2010

Micromeritics Introduces Materials Characterization Webinar Series

In 2010 Micromeritics will begin presenting a series of webinars that will highlight applications, theory, and instrumentation for a variety of materials characterization techniques.

From Micromeritics International Sales 26 Jan 2010

Supercomputing Time on Argonne's Blue Gene/P to Investigate Materials at the Nanoscale

Five researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory will lead projects that have been awarded a total of 80 million hours of computing time on Argonne's energy-efficient Blue Gene/P.

From Argonne National Laboratory 26 Jan 2010

Veeco Responds to a Need in the Precision Machining and Solar Markets with NT9080

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leader in scientific and industrial metrology, today introduced the NT9080(TM) Surface Metrology System, which combines non-contact white light interferometry, operator ease of use, and affordability for both expert- and entry-level precision surface measurements.

From Veeco 26 Jan 2010

Brigham Young University Chooses NanoSight LM-10 for Nanotechnology Research

The Department of Chemistry + Biochemistry at Brigham Young University (BYU) has chosen the NanoSight LM-10 system to support their research into the synthesis of inorganic nanoparticles, principally metal oxides.

26 Jan 2010

The New H-Class is Designed to Replace HPLC Systems and Accelerate UPLC Adoption among HPLC Users

Waters Corporation (NYSE: WAT) today introduced the new Waters® ACQUITY UPLC® H-Class System incorporating the proven, robust and reliable performance of ACQUITY UltraPerformance LC® (UPLC) with the operation...

25 Jan 2010

Argonne Scientist Awarded $2.5 Million for Early Career Research Program

Physicist Antonio Miceli of the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory has been awarded $2.5 million over the next five years as part of DOE's Early Career Research Program.

From Argonne National Laboratory 22 Jan 2010

Physik Instrumente Introduces PI Nano Z Nanopositioning Stages

The new PI nano™ Z low-profile piezo Z stages are optimized for very fast step and settle and easy integration into high-resolution microscope applications. They feature a very low profile of 0.8" (20 mm), a large aperture, and travel ranges of up to 200 µm with sub-nanometer closed-loop resolution-ideal for leading-edge microscopy and imaging applications

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 22 Jan 2010

High Powered X-Rays to Identify New Wheat Varieties with Added Health Benefits

Pioneering research combining plant breeding and high-intensity x-rays is being used by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to explore the possibility of developing whe...

21 Jan 2010