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Mesh-Like Structure Controls Shape and Protein Make-Up of Synapse

An international team of researchers, including Mariko Kato Hayashi at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Wako, has found that the scaffolding proteins Shank and Homer polymerize to form a large matrix that regulates k...

4 Jun 2009

Materials Scientists Successfully Map Polycrystalline Structures on a Nanoscale

Carnegie Mellon University's Katayun Barmak, with the help of Microscopy Lab Supervisor Thomas Nuhfer, is one of the first materials scientists worldwide to successfully map polycrystalline structures on a nanoscale.

4 Jun 2009

New Memory Storage Medium that Can Pack Thousands of Times More Data

When it comes to data storage, density and durability have always moved in opposite directions - the greater the density the shorter the durability. For example, information carved in stone is not dense but can last thousands of years, whereas today's silicon memory chips can hold their information for only a few decades.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 4 Jun 2009

SEMATECH to Host Workshop on 3D Interconnect Metrology

To gain a better understanding of how new and existing wafer metrology technologies can be used, modified, or enhanced to measure and improve 3D interconnect processes, SEMATECH will host a workshop dedicated to 3D Inter...

4 Jun 2009

CRAIC Technologies Introduces QDI 2010 Forensic Microspectrophotometer for Rapid Analysis of Trace Evidence

Trace evidence is one of the most common types of evidence recovered from a crime scene. It includes everything from textile fibers, hair, paint chips, and more. Due to its size, trace evidence is commonly only visible by microscope making a thorough analysis of it quite challenging.

4 Jun 2009

New Software Enables More Flexible and Faster FRET Experiments

All FRET applications are now integrated into the physiology module of the AxioVision 4.7 microscopy software from Carl Zeiss. This enables cell and development biologists to use all AxioVision functionalities such as the enhancement of fluorescence signals and the suppression of image noise.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 3 Jun 2009

Revolutionary Ultrasonic Nanotechnology Helping Scientists Diagnose Serious Illnesses

Revolutionary ultrasonic nanotechnology that could allow scientists to see inside a patient's individual cells to help diagnose serious illnesses is being developed by researchers at The University of Nottingham. ...

2 Jun 2009

Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering Chooses Carl Zeiss to Supply Suite of Advanced Microscopes

The Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN) of North Carolina A+T State University (NC A+T) and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) has chosen Carl Zeiss SMT to be the supplier of a state-of-the-art suite of advanced charged-particle-beam microscopes.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 2 Jun 2009

Nanobubbles Becoming the Subject of an Increasing Amount of Study

Despite initial scepticism, acceptance of the existence and special properties of nanobubbles is now growing and their formation and characteristics are now becoming the subject of an increasing amount of study, especially in Japan.

2 Jun 2009