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Celebration of Construction Milestones for New Synchrotron Facility

Construction of the $912-million National Synchrotron Light Source II (NSLS-II) at Brookhaven National Laboratory is more than 70 percent complete – on schedule and on budget.

30 Apr 2012

Acquire 3D Nerve Cell Images of the Brain without the Need for Sectioning

The completely redesigned plan-apochromatic 20x/1.0 VIS-IR objective lens from Carl Zeiss now makes it possible to acquire 3D images of nerve cells down to depths of 5.6 mm in intact tissue using a confocal laser scanning or multiphoton microscope, without having to section the brain.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 9 Apr 2012

Bitplane's Technology Helps Neuroscience Researchers Understand Nerve Cells

Bitplane’s advanced Imaris software has enabled a group led by Professor Markus Missler to show that the loss of the protein ‘neurobeachin’ (Nbea) not only disrupts signalling within the neuron but also leads to reduced numbers of spines and the mislocalisation of another common spine protein, synaptopodin.

4 Apr 2012

Flexible, Woven Three-Dimensional Displays Through Fiber Laser

Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a new 400 ìm fiber that emits light along its length. The fiber emits light in all directions and its brightness can be controlled according to the requirement.

14 Mar 2012

New Way to Diagnose Skin Cancer

Although a number of novel imaging techniques have become available, there is still no gold standard for skin cancer imaging.

From John Wiley and Sons - Scientific Publishers 7 Mar 2012

Redesigned Lens Suits the Needs of Those Involved with Brain Research

7 Mar 2012

New Water Immersible Lenses with Needle-Like Design Provide Vision into Biological Systems

Olympus today released its unique MicroProbe Objective (MPO) lenses for studying the internal biology of living organisms. The two new water-immersion lenses, namely the 27x magnification IV-OB35F22W20 and the 20x IV-OB13F20W20, have an innovative needle-like design, with the lenses housed in tips measuring 3.5 mm and 1.3 mm in diameter.

5 Mar 2012

Animal Clinic Uses Vetscope Rigid Endoscope to Maintain Pets’ Ear Health

Animal Hospital of Onslow County located in Jacksonville is using an advanced Vetscope Rigid Endoscope to investigate and carry out minor medical surgeries on pets’ ears.

7 Feb 2012

Fluorescent Dyes Highlight Electrical Activity in Neurons

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new generation of fast-acting fluorescent dyes that optically highlight electrical activity in neuronal membranes.

25 Jan 2012

Optical Switch Enables Control of Blind Neuroreceptor

An ERC Advanced Grant has been awarded to LMU chemist Dirk Trauner for a project based on optochemical genetics. By this innovative approach, artificial photoreceptors can be created by integrating neural receptor molecules with light-sensitive, synthetic switching factors.

12 Jan 2012