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Scientists Develop Technique for Imaging Nanostructures on the Surface of Living Cells

An international team of scientists, co-led by a University of Kentucky researcher, has developed a technique for imaging nanostructures on the surface of living cells.

2 Mar 2009

Transaction Reinforces Momentum of Advanced MEMS Camera Solutions into Mobile Handsets

Siimpel Corporation, a leading supplier of optical micro-electrical-mechanical systems (MEMS) based solutions for the mobile market, announced today that it has received additional investment in support of its groundbrea...

2 Mar 2009

X-Ray Nanoprobe Pushes Observation to Ever Smaller Frontiers

The unparalleled access to state-of-the-art tools and high-intensity X-rays gives researchers at Argonne's Advanced Photon Source the capability to see structural details of cells and materials at smaller scales than ever before.

2 Mar 2009

Technique Shown to be Effective in Detecting the Presence of Pancreatic Cancer

Optical technology developed by a Northwestern University professor of biomedical engineering has been shown to be effective in detecting the presence of pancreatic cancer through analysis of neighboring tissue in the du...

2 Mar 2009

New Standard in AFM and Light Microscopy Integration

Veeco Instruments Inc. (Nasdaq: VECO), a leading provider of instrumentation to the nanoscience community, announced today the release of its BioScope™ Catalyst™ Life Science Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The Catalyst provides an unprecedented level of integration between atomic force microscopy and light microscopy.

2 Mar 2009

Technique Reveals Crystal Colour Centres with Nanometric Resolution

A research team at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry in Göttingen has now probed these color centers inside the crystal with unprecedented resolution using an optical microscope. Using STED microscopy, the scientists identified even densely packed color centers and determined their position inside the crystal with a precision better than 0.15 nanometers, corresponding to the dimension of an atom.

2 Mar 2009

Nanosensors Detecting Possible Mutations in DNA

Researchers at the Cidetec-IK4 technological centre have developed electrochemical sensors that, amongst other functions, enable the detection of possible mutations in DNA in a more rapid manner that has been achieved to...

2 Mar 2009

Novel Techniques to Measure Distribution of Energy and Heat in Powered Carbon Nanotube Devices

IBM (NYSE: IBM) Research scientists today announced a landmark study in the field of nanoelectronics; the development and demonstration of novel techniques to measure the distribution of energy and heat in powered carbon nanotube devices.

2 Mar 2009

Teleportation to Transfer Quantum State Over Significant Distance

Although their achievements haven't yet risen to the sophistication of the Starship Enterprise's transporter room, physicists in recent years have learned how to fully transfer the identity of one particle onto another particle at a separate location--a form of teleportation made possible by the strange rules of quantum mechanics.

26 Feb 2009

Research Advances Nanowire Technology for Large-Scale Applications

Researchers at Northeastern created a network of nanowires that can be scaled up more efficiently and cost-effectively to create displays such as the NASDAQ sign in New York City's Times Square. Using Gallium nit...

26 Feb 2009