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New Software-Based Microscopic Tool Accelerates Research in Fat-Melting Drugs

Anglers rely on fish finders to help them locate the big catch. Now Tel Aviv University researchers in tissue engineering have developed a "fat finder" that can help scientists accelerate their research into new fat-melting drugs.

7 May 2010

Scanning Probe Microscope Helps to Reveal Unique Properties of Nanoscale Materials

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7 May 2010

Leica Partners with Sensofar to Offer New Solution for Advanced Optical Profiling

Sensofar-Tech, Terrassa, Spain and Leica Microsystems (Schweiz AG) have agreed to expand their cooperation whereby Sensofar is to supply technology and components for an optical system that complements Leica’s line of products for industrial applications.

6 May 2010

PTL Purchases Morphologi G3 Image Analysis System for Material Analysis

Particle Technology Labs (Chicago, USA) has added the Morphologi G3 from Malvern Instruments to the extensive range of technologies it has available for analyzing its clients’ materials.

6 May 2010

Cryo-Electron Microscope Produces High-Resolution Image of Virus Structure

UCLA researchers report in the April 30 edition of the journal Cell that they have imaged a virus structure at a resolution high enough to effectively "see" atoms, the first published instance of imaging biological complexes at such a resolution.

5 May 2010

LOT-Oriel Now Offers Nanoscale IR from Anasys Instruments

LOT now offer the Nanoscale IR from Anasys Instruments. This breakthrough technology combines key elements of both infrared spectroscopy and atomic force microscopy (AFM) to enable the acquisition of infrared spectra at spatial resolutions well beyond the optical diffraction limit.

From Quantum Design UK and Ireland Ltd 4 May 2010

IPS Chosen to Promote Luxo’s Magnifiers, Microscopes, and Industrial Task Lighting

Luxo, the market leader in magnification, has appointed The IPS Group to promote its line of magnification and inspection products throughout Arkansas, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Mexico (excluding Baja).

4 May 2010

New Microscopic Probes Help to Observe Learning Process in Individual Neuron

Pioneering a novel microscopy method, neuroscientist Arthur Konnerth and colleagues from the Technische Universitaet Muenchen (TUM) have shown that individual neurons carry out significant aspects of sensory processing: specifically, in this case, determining which direction an object in the field of view is moving.

30 Apr 2010

Scientists Use Custom-Built Microscope to Capture First Images of Electrons’ Spin

Though scientists argue that the emerging technology of spintronics may trump conventional electronics for building the next generation of faster, smaller, more efficient computers and high-tech devices, no one has actually seen the spin—a quantum mechanical property of electrons—in individual atoms until now.

27 Apr 2010