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Physik Instrumente Introduces PIHera Z Flexure-Guided Piezo Nanopositioning Stage

PI (Physik Instrumente) L.P., a leading manufacturer of nanopositioning and precision motion-control equipment for nano-biotechnology, metrology, and photonics applications, introduces the PIHera Z flexure-guided piezo nanopositioning stage, offering record travel ranges of 50 µm to 250 µm (400 µm open-loop).

From Physik Instrumente (PI) GmbH & Co KG 21 Aug 2015

Transparent Flexible Membrane for Identifying Numerous Organisms Causing Diarrhoea or Intestinal Problems

A group of scientists from the Institute of Ecology and the Faculty of Medicine of the National University of Mexico (UNAM), created a membrane capable of simultaneously detecting numerous organisms in the water or food that cause diarrhea and intestinal problems. This health problem annually kills 760 000 children under the age of five, according to the World Health Organization.

20 Aug 2015

Complex Nature of Swimming Tracks of Microorganisms Could Help Study Film Thickness for Scientific Applications

In a paper appearing in Scientific Reports today, the motion of micro-organisms as they swim through various types of fluid channels show "quite strange and new" responses for single cell organisms, including the performance of somersaults, meandering wanderings, and even a ballistic type of behavior, wrote Sunghwan "Sunny" Jung, a member of the Virginia Tech Department of Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics.

20 Aug 2015

Applied DNA Sciences Enters Two-Year Contract with Another US Government Agency

Applied DNA Sciences, Inc., a provider of DNA-based anti-counterfeiting technology and product authentication solutions, announced today that it has entered into a two-year contract with another U.S. government agency. Terms of the contract, including the scope of services, are confidential.

20 Aug 2015

Physicists Offer New Insights into Self-Organization in Biomolecular Systems

One of the striking features of self-organization in biomolecular systems is the capacity of assemblies of filamentous particles for synchronous motion. Physicists of Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich now provide new insights into how such movements are coordinated.

20 Aug 2015

Findings of New UEA Research Could be Used in DNA-Based Computing, Nano-Technology

Scientists have found a way to ‘switch’ the structure of DNA using copper salts and EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid) – an agent commonly found in shampoo and other household products.

19 Aug 2015

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Researchers from Rice University and Texas Heart Institute are investigating the application of soft, pliable carbon nanotube fibers to fix electrical gaps in heart tissues damaged by cardiac arrhythmias, which affect over 4 million people in America every year.

18 Aug 2015

Researchers Apply Nanopore Gene Sequencing to Proteins

University of Pennsylvania researchers have made strides toward a new method of gene sequencing a strand of DNA’s bases are read as they are threaded through a nanoscopic hole.

18 Aug 2015

Liver-on-Chip Device with Nanotechnology-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Mimicks Human Physiology

Safety evaluation is a critical part of drug and cosmetic development. In recent years there is a growing understanding that animal experiments fail to predict the human response, necessitating the development of alternative models to predict drug toxicity.

18 Aug 2015

Computational and Experimental Researchers Construct Atomic Model of Immature Retrovirus

Using molecular modeling and large-scale molecular dynamic simulation, University of Illinois researchers constructed an atomic model of an immature retrovirus.

13 Aug 2015

Bionanotechnology News

Physik Instrumente Introduces PIHera Z Flexure-Guided Piezo Nanopositioning Stage

Transparent Flexible Membrane for Identifying Numerous Organisms Causing Diarrhoea or Intestinal Problems

Complex Nature of Swimming Tracks of Microorganisms Could Help Study Film Thickness for Scientific Applications

Applied DNA Sciences Enters Two-Year Contract with Another US Government Agency

Physicists Offer New Insights into Self-Organization in Biomolecular Systems

Findings of New UEA Research Could be Used in DNA-Based Computing, Nano-Technology

Nanotube Fibers Bridge Electrical Gaps in Scarred Heart Tissue

Researchers Apply Nanopore Gene Sequencing to Proteins

Liver-on-Chip Device with Nanotechnology-Based Optoelectronic Sensors Mimicks Human Physiology

Computational and Experimental Researchers Construct Atomic Model of Immature Retrovirus

Revolutionary Nanofibers Made from Flour for Tissue Regeneration

Automated Image Acquisition and Analysis of Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures

A New Language for Nanopore Design

Enhancing Solid-State Lithium Batteries with Nano-Ceramic Electrolytes

Breakthrough in Broadband Photodetectors: Nanomaterial Gii Could Bring Faster Broadband and Higher Quality Medical Imaging

Conversations on AFM: Applications of BioAFM in Life Science

Conversations on AFM: The Technology and History Behind AFM and SPM

Recent Advances in High-Speed Atomic Force Microscopy to Improve Research Into Protein Dynamics

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