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The End of the Silicon Chip

The future of computing is under the spotlight at the Institute of Physics' Condensed Matter and Materials Physics conference at the Royal Holloway College of the University of London on 26-28 March.

27 Mar 2008

Telemicroscope System Capable of E-Mailing Electronic Slides

After nearly ten years of research and development, scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn and Peking University in Beijing were awarded a United States patent for their virtual telemicroscope.

27 Mar 2008

An Ultra Stable, Versatile and Electrically Silent Micromanipulator

After extensive research, Scientifica UK developed an ultra stable, versatile and electrically silent micromanipulator. Called the PatchStar, it is the ideal choice for Patch Clamping, Sharp electrode recording, Microinjection, Stretch testing and other procedures requiring delicate and long term positioning.

27 Mar 2008

Miner Library Exhibits Winning Photos Through April

An exhibit of award-winning photographs - intricate, brilliantly colored images of plant, animal and human subjects captured through light microscopes - will open April 1 in the Edward G. Miner Library in the University of Rochester Medical Center.

26 Mar 2008

Optical Technique May Help Identify Ways to Predict and Prevent Deadly Disease

A team of researchers in Bedford, Mass. has developed a way of examining brain tissue with near-infrared light to detect signs of Alzheimer's disease.

15 Mar 2008

Finding the Key to Gold’s Chemical Reactivity

In the hands of jewelers, gold can be fashioned into rings and pendants of long-lasting beauty. But, when reduced in size to nanocrystals containing a few thousand atoms, this noble metal is a surprisingly good catalyst.

10 Mar 2008

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

Ultrafast Electron Microscopy Reveals Switchable Nanochannels in Materials

Microscopic fissures in a tiny crystal open and close-on command. Researchers led by Ahmed H. Zewail successfully used ultrafast electron microscopy (UEM) to observe nanoscopic structures at their "exercises", as they report in the journal Angewandte Chemie. Such switchable nanochannels could be useful for future nanoelectronics and nanoscopic "machines".

5 Mar 2008

Using Explosives to Impress Holograms in Steel

People who handle explosives usually have heavy-duty tasks to perform – dislodging rocks, demolishing old buildings, or triggering an avalanche. But explosives can be used for delicate tasks, too: They make it possible to emboss holograms in steel.

4 Mar 2008

Powerful New Solution Combining SEM and Particle Characterization Software

FEI Company and Malvern Instruments Ltd. have released Quanta Morphologi, a powerful new solution combining the performance of FEI's Quanta FEG scanning electron microscope and Malvern's proven Morphologi particle characterization software.

3 Mar 2008