Features

Event: Nanomeasure 2012: Agilent Nanomeasure Division

Nano Measure 2012 will feature some of the most prestigious scientists in their respective fields presenting leading-edge, nanomeasurement-driven research.

Article: Ultra-Thin Graphene Grids for High-Contrast TEM Imaging

Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) is a technique which has proven indispensible in a range of scientific fields, including cancer research, materials science, virology, and semiconductor research.

Event: Seeing at the Nanoscale 2012

Bruker are pleased to announce Seeing at the Nanoscale 2012, the tenth annual scientific conference focusing on nanostructure imaging, characterization, and modification using scanning probe microscopy (SPM) and related techniques.

Kit: miBot™ Makes Nanomanipulation Easy

The new miBots from Imina Technologies move on a microscope stage at 2mm/s with nanometer resolution, manipulate and probe anything from nanowires to semiconductors, or MEMs. They will be demonstrated at MRS Fall Meeting and in a series of workshops in California.

News: Park Systems Launches the Most Accurate AFM in the World

Park Systems has introduced the NX10, the world's most accurate AFM, as the flagship AFM of its new product line.

Nanotechnology Thought Leaders

Predictive Thermodynamics for Condensed Phases, and Nanotechnology

Thermodynamic relations may be regarded as the motor driving chemical processes (while chemical kinetics represents the brakes). In order to operate, the relations need to be powered with the fuel of values for the thermodynamic quantities concerned...

Materials Science on a Single Defect Level: Dimensions of Complexity

The statement that a materials functionality is controlled by defects is perhaps the most recognized paradigm of materials science, solid state electrochemistry, and condensed physics alike.

Nanotechnology in the UK

Nanotechnology has been well supported in the UK within a rather restricted budget, in ways that have encouraged the effective use of funds and with a clear policy to translate the outputs of basic research into future applications.

Microfluidics and Biomedical Applications

Microfluidics is a research area within MEMS (Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems) and is concerned with the control of the flow of fluids measured in micro, nano, or even Pico, litre, quantities. The fluid can be liquid or gaseous in nature, or a mixture of both, and flows through microscale channels, pumps, valves, and filters.

Responsive Microgel Composite Colloids for Plasmonic Sensing

This "Thought Leader' article from Prof Luis M. Liz-Marzan discusses a novel and efficient method to coat CTAB-capped gold nanoparticles, opening up new avenues toward the fabrication of miniaturized sensing devices.

Infrared Sub-Cellular Imaging with an Atomic Force Microscope

AFM-IR, a new infrared spectromicroscope coupling an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) to a tunable laser, allows researchers to derive chemical information on a scale not previously possible.

Time-Dependent Fields for a New Breed of Carbon-Based Nanodevices

The 1st of May of 1893 should have been a bitter day for Thomas Edison. That day, the Chicago World’s Fair, one of the biggest international expositions ever, was officially opened to the public...

The AtomChip

One of the scientific revolutions of the 20th century is Quantum Mechanics. It is a weird theory, extremely different from our day to day experiences, in which, for example, a particle can act as a wave or can be in several places at once.

DNA as a Functional Polymer

Sixty years ago, the famous structure of the DNA double helix was solved, bringing about the birth of modern molecular biology. Since then, DNA has been extensively studied as a genetic material

The Aleris 8500 film metrology tool provides engineers with the film thickness and composition...

Elmarco’s NS Production Line 500 is the smallest nanofiber production equipment that delivers...

A compact bench top analysis system for evolved gas analysis from Hiden Analytical.

State of the art, bolt-on SIMS probe for integration into your existing UHV surface science chamber...

Ratis is a family of plane-parallel piezo stages for nanopositioning and scanning developed by...

The i-Raman™ is unique for its high resolution combined with field-portability, with performance...