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New TIRF System Ideal for Microscopic Examinations of Near-Cell Membrane Dynamic Processes

Carl Zeiss infuses its imaging system for Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence microscopy with an entirely new level of quality. The TIRF system is suitable for reproducible microscopic examinations of near-cell membrane dynamic processes and interactions of single molecules in cell-free systems with high time resolution.

18 Nov 2008

Carl Zeiss Launches Educational Website About Latest Techniques in Fluorescence Imaging

Carl Zeiss, a leading provider of microscopy solutions for a variety of research, clinical and industrial applications, launches the educational website www.zeiss.com/campus during this year's Society for NeuroScience Annual Meeting.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 18 Nov 2008

Scientists Prove Individual Photon-Counting Device Works

A new approach to calibrating quantum mechanical measurement has been developed with particular applications in optics and super-secure quantum communication.

17 Nov 2008

Solterra to Compete in Quantum Dot Market Worth $700 Million

Hague Corp., a solar technology and quantum dot manufacturing company, today commented on recently released forecast for the Quantum Dot ("Solterra") market where it competes. A quantum dot is a semiconduct...

15 Nov 2008

Cambridge University to Showcase Latest Material and Nanotechnology Research

The latest research from Cambridge University on Material Technologies will be showcased at a Horizon seminar taking place at Magdalene College next month.

15 Nov 2008

Surface Plasmon Resonances of Metal Nanoparticles Could Improve Sensitivity of Detecting Molecules at Low Concentrations

Researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated experimentally and theoretically that the surface plasmon resonances of metal nanoparticles in a periodic array can have cons...

15 Nov 2008

Nanobamas - 3-D Portraits of the President-Elect Smaller than a Grain of Salt

A University of Michigan professor has created 3-D portraits of the president-elect that are smaller than a grain of salt. He calls them "nanobamas."

15 Nov 2008

Researchers Succeeded in Developing a High-Sensitivity THz Detector on a Chip

Now Yukio Kawano and Koji Ishibashi from the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako have succeeded in developing a high-resolution and high-sensitivity THz detector on a chip.

14 Nov 2008

Nontoxic Nanoparticle Developed at Penn State is Proving to be an All-Around Effective Delivery System

Now a nontoxic nanoparticle developed by researchers at Penn State University is proving to be an all-around effective delivery system for both therapeutic drugs and the fluorescent dyes that can track their delivery.

14 Nov 2008

Method Could be Used to Create Custom-Made Chemical Compounds

Theoretical physicist Uwe Thumm and his colleagues Feng He and Andreas Becker not only work with some of the smallest molecules in the universe, but they now have found a way to control the motion of the molecules' b...

14 Nov 2008