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Tracking Motions of Nanoparticles in 3D

A clever new microscope design allows nanotechnology researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to track the motions of nanoparticles in solution as they dart around in three dimensions.

10 Mar 2008

Creating Functional Imaging of the Lungs

Deep Breeze Ltd, the innovator in vibration response imaging (VRI(TM)) technology, today announced that the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) of the People’s Republic of China has approved the registration of the VRIxp(TM) device.

10 Mar 2008

Providing New Level of Precision for World’s Most Widely Used Glaucoma Perimeter

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis(TM) (GPA) software that accurately determines the stage of disease.

8 Mar 2008

Scanner Combining PET and MRI

Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.

8 Mar 2008

Educational Program Shines the Light on Cutting-Edge Laser Research

The world's top laser experts will gather in Kissimmee, Fla., to share innovations in lasers and emerging technologies at the 28th ANNUAL SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY (ASLMS).

6 Mar 2008

Current is Flowing Through a Simple Silicon-Based Molecular Sandwich

Using an unusual spectroscopic technique, researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have provided the most convincing evidence yet that current is flowing through a simple silicon-based molecular "sandwich," which is the most basic structure of molecular electronics.

6 Mar 2008