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P&G Utilizes ISS as Science Platform for Advanced Colloids Experiment-Microscopy-1 Research

One global marketer took to space to find a way to be leaner and greener back on Earth. For Procter & Gamble (P&G), product innovation and improvement relied on use of the International Space Station (ISS) as a science platform for the Advanced Colloids Experiment-Microscopy-1 (ACE-M-1) investigation.

26 Aug 2014

Bead Probe and Optical Microscopy Manipulate 1-nm Synthetic Molecular Machine

A research group led by Professor Hiroyuki Noji, Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo, successfully observed and touched the rotational motion of a 1-nm synthetic molecular machine through the application of a single-molecule capturing and manipulation technique using optical microscopy and a bead probe (single-molecule motion capturing), which allows visualization of molecular mechanical motion.

22 Aug 2014

Ion Beam Microscope Helps Analyze Nano-Sized Fragments of 2,000-Year-Old Sarcophagus

He looks almost Byzantine or Greek, gazing doe-eyed over the viewer’s left shoulder, his mouth forming a slight pout, like a star-struck lover or perhaps a fan of the races witnessing his favorite charioteer losing control of his horses.

14 Aug 2014

Novel Microscopy Method Utilizes a Cannula and an LED Light to Make 3-D Images

A University of Utah team discovered a method for turning a small, $40 needle into a 3-D microscope capable of taking images up to 70 times smaller than the width of a human hair. This new method not only produces high-quality images comparable to expensive microscopes, but may be implanted into the brains of living mice for imaging at the cellular level.

14 Aug 2014

Bruker Announces Acquisition of High-Speed, 3D Super-Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy Company Vutara

Bruker announced that it has acquired Vutara Incorporated, a technology leader in high-speed, three-dimensional (3D), super-resolution fluorescence microscopy for life science applications. Transaction details were not d...

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 11 Aug 2014

Graphene Holds Promise for New Kind of Drug Delivery System

A chance discovery about the 'wonder material' graphene – already exciting scientists because of its potential uses in electronics, energy storage and energy generation – takes it a step closer to being used in medicine and human health.

7 Aug 2014

NIH Awards $880,000 Grant to Advance Rapid, Graphene-Based Gene Sequencing

Marija Drndiæ, a professor in the Department of Physics & Astronomy in the University of Pennsylvania's School of Arts & Sciences has been awarded a two-year, $880,000 grant for a project aimed at reducing the cost and time of genome sequencing. The grant was made by the National Human Genome Research Institute of the National Institutes of Health.

6 Aug 2014

Novel Technique Employs Molecular Vibrations to Map Microscopic Environments

Scientists have long known that a molecule's behavior depends on its environment. Taking advantage of this phenomenon, a group of researchers at the University of Chicago developed a new technique to map microscopic environments using the vibrations of molecules.

6 Aug 2014

Mammoth Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Used to Study Disordered Proteins

A pro at navigating the labyrinthine hallways in the Chemistry Building, Scott Showalter, researcher and associate professor of chemistry in Penn State's Eberly College of Science, maneuvers from his office, class and a handful of laboratories throughout the day. But it’s one workspace in particular, home to the ScholarSphere, a drum-shaped hunk of machinery — essentially a gigantic MRI on stilts — where Showalter is moving closer to the biomedical breakthrough he so desires.

5 Aug 2014

Nanoscale-Resolution Transmission X-ray Microscopy Helps Track Electrochemical Changes in Battery Materials

Using a new method to track the electrochemical reactions in a common electric vehicle battery material under operating conditions, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have revealed new insight into why fast charging inhibits this material's performance.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 5 Aug 2014