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Rockefeller University Scientists Explain Role of PRC1 Protein in Cell Division

Just before a cell divides into two — the basic act of reproducing life — the cellular environment must be exquisitely prepared. The exact timing and localization of the vast array of molecules and process...

22 Dec 2010

TUM Physicists Develop New Microscopic Method to Examine Plastic Properties

Plastics-based materials have been in use for decades. But manufacturers are facing a serious hurdle in their quest for new developments: Substantial influences of the microscopic material structure on mechanical material properties cannot be observed directly. The synthetic polymer molecules are simply too small for microscopic observation in mechanical experiments.

21 Dec 2010

Future Market Announces Analysis on Applications of Nanocoatings in Various Industries

Market Publishers Ltd informs that new in-demand market research reports by Future Markets, Inc have been added to its catalogue. Nanocoatings for the Aerospace Industry. This research presents a detailed analysis of ...

17 Dec 2010

Göttingen Facility to Receive €23 Million for Brain Research at Nanometer Range

After two successful funding periods, the DFG Research Centre “Molecular Physiology of the Brain” (CMPB) at the University of Göttingen has been extended and will now receive funding for a further four years.

16 Dec 2010

NIST Team Designs Advanced Ultra-Low Temperature Scanning Probe Microscope

The discoveries of superconductivity, the quantum Hall effect and the fractional quantum Hall effect were all the result of measurements made at increasingly lower temperatures.

13 Dec 2010

Rice Scientists Find New Clues About Odd Segments of DNA

With new tools that can grab individual strands of DNA and stretch them like rubber bands, Rice University scientists are working to unravel a mystery of modern genomics. Their latest findings, which appear in Physical Review Letters, offer new clues about the physical makeup of odd segments of DNA that have just one DNA base, adenine, repeated dozens of times in a row.

7 Dec 2010

Harvard Scientists Develop New Microscopy Method to Capture Video at Subcellular Level

A novel type of biomedical imaging, made possible by new advances in microscopy from scientists at Harvard University, is so fast and sensitive it can capture "video" of blood cells squeezing through capillaries.

3 Dec 2010

Bruker Releases New Generation Atomic Force Microscopy at MRS Fall 2010 Meeting

Bruker Corporation announced today at the Materials Research Society (MRS) Fall 2010 Meeting the release of a new generation of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) modes and measurement modules that transform Bruker´s AFM systems into turnkey solutions for nanoscale characterization in renewable energy research.

2 Dec 2010

University of Queensland Receives $3.6 million Grant for Nanotechnology Projects

Groundbreaking research into nanotechnology and advanced polymers will be accelerated with $3.6 million in infrastructure funding awarded to The University of Queensland (UQ) today. UQ was awarded funding for 10 proj...

1 Dec 2010

Fischione Instruments 1060 SEM Mill Now Available in the UK + Ireland from Agar Scientific

Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables, announces the new 1060 SEM Mill from Fischione Instruments to provide tabletop precision preparation for producing high-quality SEM samples for a wide variety of applications

From Fischione Instruments 30 Nov 2010