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New BW-H501 from Nikon Offers Rapid High-Precision 3D Surface Inspection

Nikon Instruments, Inc., a world leader in the development and manufacture of optical and digital imaging technology for biomedical and industrial applications, introduced the BW-H501 high-speed 3D surface profile system...

1 Oct 2009

NanoArt 2009 Open to All Artists 18 Years and Older

The worldwide competition NanoArt 2009 is open to all artists 18 years and older. The online exhibition will open for public on January 20, 2010.

30 Sep 2009

New World Record in X-Ray Microscopy

Groundbreaking work by scientists from Switzerland, Finland and Germany has lead to a new world record in X-ray microscopy. For the first time ever, features below 10 nanometres (nm) in width were resolved.

From PowerMetal Technologies 30 Sep 2009

Sandia Chemist Wins NIH Award for Protein Research

Jerilyn Timlin, a chemist at Sandia National Laboratories, has been presented by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) with a New Innovator Award, one of 55 such awards granted by the NIH this year. The award encourages researchers to explore bold ideas that have the potential to catapult fields forward and speed the translation of research into improved health.

From Sandia National Laboratories 29 Sep 2009

First Atomic-Scale Maps of Quantum Dots

University of Michigan physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.

29 Sep 2009

Coupling Electrosurgery with Mass Spectrometry for Real-Time Identification of Tumor Tissues

A significant advantage to this technique is that while a cut is being made, blood vessels are closed off and hemorrhaging eliminated. Now another advantage may be added as well: a German-Hungarian research team has developed a mass-spectrometry-based technique by which tissues can be analyzed during a surgical procedure.

29 Sep 2009

Advances in Nanotechnology Spur Manufacturers to Focus on Developing Microscopes

Research and Markets, the leading source for international market research and market data, has announced the addition of Frost + Sullivan's new report "Technological Advances in Microscopy" to their offeri...

From Research and Markets 29 Sep 2009

London Centre for Nanotechnology Joining Forces with Veeco Instruments

The London Centre for Nanotechnology (LCN) and Veeco Instruments, UK are joining forces to set-up a training course for professionals and academics dedicated to the utilisation of Atomic Force Microscopes (AFM).

From Veeco 28 Sep 2009

Overcoming One of Significant Research Challenges Facing Electrochemists

Scientists at The University of Nottingham have overcome one of the significant research challenges facing electrochemists. For the first time they have found a way of probing right into the heart of an electrochemical r...

28 Sep 2009

UAB Awarded NSF Grant for Microscale Imaging

The National Science Foundation has awarded $431,200 to the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Physics to facilitate the purchase of a new highly-specialized imaging system - the first of its kind in Alabama - that will be a centerpiece of a new interdisciplinary research laboratory on campus.

25 Sep 2009