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Bruker Releases BioScope Resolve™ Biological Atomic Force Microscope at Sixth AFM BioMed Conference

At the Sixth AFM BioMed Conference, Bruker today announced the release of BioScope Resolve™, a biological atomic force microscope (bioAFM) that features the highest resolution imaging and most complete cell mechanics capabilities available for use with an inverted optical microscope (IOM).

From Bruker 17 Dec 2014

Advanced Microscopic Imaging Helps Determine How Cells Encode Information About Incoming Chemical Signals

Scientists have discovered a general principle for how cells could accurately transmit chemical signals despite high levels of noise in the system, they report in Science this week.

12 Dec 2014

Leica Microsystems Enhances Medical Microscope Distribution in Southern California

Leica Microsystems, a technology leader in microscope and image analysis solutions, announces new market representation for its neurosurgical, ophthalmic, otolaryngologic, dental and plastic reconstructive microscope sales in southern California. This distribution enhancement impacts the area from Bakersfield, San Luis Obispo and Visalia south through Los Angeles and San Diego.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 10 Dec 2014

Specialized Microscope Helps Watch How Unfolded Protein Diffuses

When a large protein unfolds in transit through a cell, it slows down and can get stuck in traffic. Using a specialized microscope -- a sort of cellular traffic camera -- University of Illinois chemists now can watch the way the unfolded protein diffuses.

10 Dec 2014

Optical Microscopy and Multiphoton Fluorescence Help Analyze Silicized Surface

Changing flesh to stone sounds like the work of a witch in a fairy tale.

From Sandia National Laboratories 10 Dec 2014

Phase-Contrast Microscopy Helps Follow Movement of Cells and Tissue Dynamics

Nature's ingenious systems: A layer of cells called endothelial cells lines the interior of blood vessels. When blood flows through the vessels, such cells only divide to replace dead cells. However, if there is a blood clot preventing blood from flowing across the endothelial cells, they begin to divide more actively.

10 Dec 2014

Nikon Ti-diSPIM Combines Light-Sheet with Inverted Research Microscope to Enable Cell-Friendly Imaging

Nikon Instruments Inc. is pleased to introduce the new Ti-diSPIM, an evolution in light-sheet imaging. The Ti-diSPIM combines selective plane illumination (aka light-sheet) with Nikon's inverted research microscope to enable cell-friendly, high-speed 4D imaging while maintaining all of the applications available on the Nikon Ti.

9 Dec 2014

Fantastic Microscope Video of Modern Cell Biology

A very tiny red carpet is ready. The paparazzi are gathering as a daring experiment in communicating cell biology comes to the test—who will watch the three “Tell Your Own Cell Story” videos commissioned by Celldance Studios, a.k.a. the ASCB’s Public Information Committee (PIC)? Dubbed “microscopic blockbusters,” the three short videos will premiere online from the 2014 ASCB/IFCB meeting in Philadelphia on Monday, December 8.

9 Dec 2014

Thermal Expansion of Metastable Liquid Metals can be Predicted with Just One Thousand Atoms

The ability to predict macroscopic physical and chemical properties from information derived at the micro-scale or atomic scale for various kinds of materials has yet to be perfected in the field of materials physics and chemistry.

9 Dec 2014

MSU Regents Professor Serves as Guest Editor of Microbial Ecology Journal

Anne Camper, Regents Professor in Montana State University’s Department of Civil Engineering and an affiliated faculty member with the Center for Biofilm Engineering, served as guest editor of a recent biofilm-related issue of the journal Microbial Ecology.

5 Dec 2014