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Researchers Used High-Resolution Microscope to Find How Brain Encodes Memories

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have made a major discovery in how the brain encodes memories

24 Dec 2009

New Microscope Techniques Help Understand How Malaria Parasites Move into Person' Skin from Mosquito

Motility mechanism of malaria pathogens explained / Heidelberg researchers publish in Cell Host & Microbe

24 Dec 2009

Advanced Spectroscopy Helps Scientists Understand Vibrations of Red Blood Cells

Much like a tightly wound drum, red blood cells are in perpetual vibration. Those vibrations help the cells maintain their characteristic flattened oval or disc shape, which is critical to their ability to deform as they traverse blood vessels in the body to deliver oxygen to tissues.

23 Dec 2009

Researcher Develops Non-Invasive Technology to Examine Diabetes Through Hydrogel Lens

Diabetics may soon be able to wear contact lenses that continuously alert them to variations in their glucose levels by changing colours –replacing the need to routinely draw blood throughout the day.

23 Dec 2009

Using Atomic Force Microscope, Researchers Study Nanoscale Structure of Bone Collagen

Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone that directly relate to bone health.

23 Dec 2009

Surgeons Prescribe Contact Lenses to Infants to Correct Vision

Infants as young as one-month-old are prescribed contact lenses at pediatric eye surgery centers so their visual system will develop correctly. Infants may be fitted for contacts if they have had cataract surgery, need extremely high-strength prescription glasses, or have very different prescriptions for the two eyes.

23 Dec 2009

Louis Vuitton Announces New Sunglass Line Designed by Marc Jacobs

Like the other products, the eyewear is exclusively manufactured for Louis Vuitton by optical craftsmen from the French region of Morez, the Jura and Italy’s Cadore region

18 Dec 2009

Scientists Use Infrared Laser to Study Molecular Reactions in Living Cells

Our cells’ molecules form an intricate network of interactions. Today’s techniques, however, can only be used to measure individual molecular reactions outside the cells. Since molecular concentrations are much higher in cells than in the laboratory, scientists suspect that the kinetics of molecular reactions in living cells differ substantially from external probes. „We expected the cellular reaction speed to be higher,” confirms LMU biophysicist Professor Dieter Braun.

18 Dec 2009

Essilor to Acquire Non-Prescription Reading Glass Designer, FGX International

Essilor International and FGX International Holdings Limited today announced that they have signed an agreement whereby Essilor will acquire FGX International, the leading designer and marketer of non-prescription reading glasses in the United States.

16 Dec 2009

Researchers Develop Cerium-Containing Phosphate Glasses That Have Higher Radiation Damage Resistance

Adding cerium oxide to phosphate glass rather than the commonly used silicate glass may make glasses that block ultraviolet light and have increased radiation damage resistance while remaining colorless, according to Penn State researchers. These cerium-containing phosphate glasses have many commercial applications for use in windows, sunglasses and solar cells.

16 Dec 2009