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Leica Microsystems Launches New Generation of Digital Microscopes

Digital technologies have revolutionized everyone's work and everyday lives. In particular, industrial quality control -- which places the most stringent requirements on macroscopic and microscopic imaging and image processing -- benefits from innovative, reliable digital technology.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 6 Apr 2010

Development of A New Method in Fluorescence Microscopy

To find out what the inside of a living cell looks like, biophysicists of the University of Goettingen and the University of California in Los Angeles have developed an optical method that allows a better and contrast-ri...

6 Apr 2010

Olympus Unveils BX3 Line of Upright Clinical and Research Microscopes

Olympus has unveiled its BX3® line of upright clinical and research microscopes with exclusive ergonomic and imaging features that provide unprecedented comfort, ease of use and accuracy.

5 Apr 2010

Researchers Examine Nanoscale Frictional Properties of Thin Materials

A team of nanotechnology researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University has used friction force microscopy to determine the nanoscale frictional characteristics of four atomically-thin materials, discovering a universal characteristic for these very different materials.

2 Apr 2010

Technology that Could Accelerate Scanning Probe Microscopes by Factor of 1000

Since more than twenty years, scanning force microscopes are employed in research and industry. Their enormous resolution triggered many applications in nanotechnology. Their rather low image rate is however a disadvantage - changing objects and processes cannot be imaged.

1 Apr 2010

PNNL and AIST Places Order for ORION PLUS Helium-Ion Microscopes from Carl Zeiss

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), is bringing an ORION® PLUS instrument into the U.S. Department of Energy's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory as a resource. And, in Tsukuba, Japan, the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) has selected an ORION PLUS for their new Nanodevice Innovation Research Center.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 31 Mar 2010

Nanogea Presents Results of its Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Study

Nanogea, a nano-biotechnology company focused on commercializing the industry's most sensitive single molecular detection platform, is pleased to announce results regarding its Prostate Cancer diagnostic study.

31 Mar 2010

UIC to Become First University to Own New Generation Electron Microscope

The University of Illinois at Chicago will become the first university in the world to have a new generation of electron microscope, promising views up to three times sharper than instruments now commonly used and provid...

31 Mar 2010

Fluorescence Microscopy for Observing Objects on the Nanoscale

The imaging of living cells at the molecular level was barely a dream twenty years ago. Today, however, this dream is close to becoming reality. In the Max Planck Institute for NanoBiophotonics in Göttingen, Stefan ...

26 Mar 2010

Z-Contrast STEM Helps Scientists in Distinguishing Individual Light Atoms

Using the latest in aberration-corrected electron microscopy, researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and their colleagues have obtained the first images that distinguish individual l...

25 Mar 2010

Nanomaterials in 2026: Commercial Adoption in Medicine, Aerospace, and 3D Printing

As nanomaterials gain commercial traction, they have the potential to revolutionize medicine, aerospace, and 3D printing, and are set to surpass $15 billion in market size by 2026.

Market Report: The Next Wave of Atomic Force Microscopy

Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) is pivotal in nanoscience, offering high-resolution imaging and manipulation for advancements in semiconductors and life sciences.

Could Sodium-Ion Batteries Challenge Lithium, and What Role Does Nanotechnology Play?

Sodium-ion batteries, enhanced by nanotechnology, present a viable alternative to lithium-ion, addressing sustainability and performance challenges.

Microscopy News

Leica Microsystems Launches New Generation of Digital Microscopes

Development of A New Method in Fluorescence Microscopy

Olympus Unveils BX3 Line of Upright Clinical and Research Microscopes

Researchers Examine Nanoscale Frictional Properties of Thin Materials

Technology that Could Accelerate Scanning Probe Microscopes by Factor of 1000

PNNL and AIST Places Order for ORION PLUS Helium-Ion Microscopes from Carl Zeiss

Nanogea Presents Results of its Prostate Cancer Diagnostic Study

UIC to Become First University to Own New Generation Electron Microscope

Fluorescence Microscopy for Observing Objects on the Nanoscale

Z-Contrast STEM Helps Scientists in Distinguishing Individual Light Atoms

Micro-LEDs Light Up Nanowire Emitters for Chip-Scale Photonics

Quantum Nanomedicine: How Tiny Materials Could Tackle Big Medical Challenges

Nanomaterials Take Aim at the Biggest Barriers in Renewable Energy

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How Nanoparticles Could Help Immunotherapy Turn Cold Tumors Hot

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Nanomaterials in 2026: Commercial Adoption in Medicine, Aerospace, and 3D Printing

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