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Micromeritics ASAP 2020 Now Available with New and Enhanced Vapor and Water Vapor Options

In addition to the Micromeritics ASAP 2020's ability to determine surface area and porosity, the instrument is now available with new and enhanced vapor and water vapor options.

From Micromeritics International Sales 11 Jan 2010

Argonne Researcher Named 2009 AAAS Fellow

Ron Shepard of the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory has been awarded the distinction of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).

From Argonne National Laboratory 6 Jan 2010

New Microscope Allowing Scientists to See Very Small Things

That's why Jennifer Ross, a University of Massachusetts Amherst physicist, is building a new microscope that achieves super resolution, allowing scientists to see molecules 100 times smaller than are visible using traditional light microscopy.

6 Jan 2010

First-of-its-Kind Microscope Helping Scientists Develop Better Solar Cells

Federal research dollars will help South Dakota State University scientists build a first-of-its-kind microscope that could ultimately help scientists at SDSU and elsewhere develop better solar cells for converting sunlight to electricity.

30 Dec 2009

Creating A New Imaging Technique to View Graphene

It's been used to dye the Chicago River green on St. Patrick's Day. It's been used to find latent blood stains at crime scenes. And now researchers at Northwestern University have used it to examine the thinn...

23 Dec 2009

Combining Calorimetry with Vibrational Spectroscopy to Identify Heat Evolutions During Chemical Processes

Chemists must be aware of the heat flow that accompanies their reactions; otherwise, disastrous consequences can occur during practices such as industrial scale-up of chemical production yields. Heat can be experimentall...

23 Dec 2009

Diagnosing Osteoporosis Using Novel Nanotechnology Technique

Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health.

22 Dec 2009

Microanalysis System for Rapid Mercury Detection

Water contaminated with mercury is very dangerous for both people and the environment, as mercury is one of the most toxic heavy metals. Though laboratory analyses do deliver precise quantitative measurements, they require expensive equipment, take a long time, and cannot be carried out on-location.

22 Dec 2009

Crystallographer Selected to Receive Dana Medal

Ross Angel, research professor of geosciences and adjunct professor of biological sciences at Virginia Tech, has been selected to receive the 2011 Dana Medal from the Mineralogical Society of America (MSA).

22 Dec 2009

Researchers Devised Method to Make Nanoscale Version of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Cornell researchers are devising methods to detect the magnetic fields of individual electrons and atomic nuclei, which they hope to use to make a nanoscale version of magnetic resonance imaging.

22 Dec 2009