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Chemical Reaction Overcomes Physical limits in High-Resolution Light Microscopy

Researchers working at Heidelberg University's Institute of Physical Chemistry and members of the Cluster of Excellence, CellNetworks have developed a method to replace light-dependent processes with chemical reactions to form cellular structures for high-resolution optical microscopy.

14 Mar 2011

High Resolution Microscopy Reveals Selective Responses of Human Immune System

A research team at the Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque has revealed the power of a high-resolution microscopy technique named Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) that can capture multiple molecules in living immune cells at the same time.

From Sandia National Laboratories 11 Mar 2011

Multifocal Plane Microscopy to Track Single Molecules in Cells

Research teams at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Texas at Dallas have deployed a three-dimensional cell imaging method to examine complicated spatial-temporal dynamics of protein transport.

11 Mar 2011

MIT Students Use TESCAN’s VEGA 3 SEM in Micro and Nano Labs

VEGA 3 Scanning Electron Microscope has been supplied to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology by TESCAN, a company that manufactures analytical scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam workstations for industrial applications.

8 Mar 2011

NetLogic Microsystems to Display 40nm-Based PHY, SerDes Family of Products

NetLogic Microsystems, a company that produces high-performance semiconductor solutions for Internet networks, today declared that it will be displaying the industry’s truly comprehensive portfolio that spans across 40nm-based, quad-channel 10/40/100 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) PHY/SerDes family of products.

8 Mar 2011

Boston Micromachines to Develop High-Resolution Deformable Mirrors

A Phase 1 contract worth $100,000 has been signed between Boston Micromachines (BMC) and NASA's Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) for the advancement of space-based imaging research.

8 Mar 2011

Scientists Invent New Microscope to Reveal 3-D Shapes of Living Cells

A new microscope invented by scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Farm Research Campus will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light -- similar to that used in supermarket bar-code scanners -- to peer inside single living cells, revealing the three-dimensional shapes of cellular landmarks in unprecedented detail.

5 Mar 2011