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New IR Spectroscopy Technique to Investigate Pharmacological Agent-Protein Interactions

Researchers from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (RUB) have developed a novel surface-sensitive spectroscopy method that enables atomic level study of interaction between proteins and pharmaceuticals.

3 Sep 2012

Bruker Provides Multiple ContourGT-X 3D Optical Microscopes to Semiconductor Leader

Bruker has reported the sale of multiple Bruker ContourGT-X 3D optical microscopes to a major semiconductor supplier for its packaging facilities located in North America and Asia to aid copper wire bond inspection and process control requirements.

31 Aug 2012

Plasmonic Electrochemical Current Imaging for Examining Electrocatalytic Activity of Nanoparticles

A Biodesign Institute researcher at the Arizona State University, Nongjian Tao has discovered a novel method of measuring the catalytical reactions of single nanoparticles. Effective nanoparticle catalysts are required to carry out many vital functions.

29 Aug 2012

Navitar Launch New Catalog for Biomedical and Life Science Products

Navitar, a leading manufacturer of modular and high performance optical components designed for high magnification imaging applications, is pleased to announce their new Optical Solutions for Life Science and Biomedical Imaging product catalog.

From Navitar Inc. 23 Aug 2012

Leica’s G-STED Microscope Provides Unprecedented Views into Human Immune System

Texas Children's Hospital has become the first North American institution to own a Leica microsystems gated stimulation emission depletion (G-STED) microscope, which enables scientists to capture less than 40 nm resolution images within live cells.

22 Aug 2012

Olympus America to Distribute Yokogawa's Confocal Microscopy Systems in North America

Yokogawa Electric has announced the successful completion of a sales and distribution agreement with the US affiliate of Olympus. As per the agreement, Olympus America will exclusively distribute CellVoyager CV1000, an all-in-one confocal microscopy system from Yokogawa, in the Canadian and US markets.

18 Aug 2012

Radioactively Labeled Nanobody Helps Visualize Macrophages in Tumors

Researchers have developed a novel technique for reducing the radiation dosage to destroy cancerous cells. Radiotherapy is a standard treatment for cancer. Radiotherapists apply varied doses depending on the severity of the tumor. Often, they have to apply very high doses to the whole tumor for effective treatment. This may cause side effects in the patients.

3 Aug 2012

Olympus to Hold Siginificant Life Science Product Launch at EMC 2012

The new line of systems being introduced by Olympus in September will be the company’s most significant life science product launch in the last few years. The microscopes in question contain several novel design features not seen on any other frame to date, and are expected to open up new research applications.

12 Jul 2012

Intravital Microscopy Helps Image Hepatic Excretory Function during Cholestasis

A novel fluorescence microscopy-based imaging technique has been reported for performing imaging of the hepatobiliary excretory function in rats.

7 Jul 2012

UCLA Team Develops New Optical Microscope with World’s Fastest Camera

A research team headed by Bahram Jalali and Dino Di Carlo from UCLA has devised a new optical microscope that allows easier detection of rare cells such as circulating cancer cells.

7 Jul 2012