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New Stereomicroscopes for Research from Nikon

Nikon Instruments Inc. is pleased to announce the latest enhancement of its stereo microscope lineup with the addition of the new SMZ1270 and SMZ800N microscopes. These new systems feature an expanded zoom ratio, enhanced ease of operation, and excellent optical performance.

9 May 2014

Novel Low-Energy Focused Ion Beam Microscope Utilizes Lithium Ion as Source

Microscopes don't exactly lie, but their limitations affect the truths they can tell. For example, scanning electron microscopes (SEMs) simply can't see materials that don't conduct electricity very well, and their high energies can actually damage some types of samples.

From National Institute of Standards and Tech (NIST) 7 May 2014

Mesoporous Carbon Electrode Improves Battery's Kick

In an electric car you want a battery that has enough juice to get you across town and enough kick to accelerate onto the highway. That is, the amount of energy a battery stores and the rate at which it releases that energy determines the usefulness of the battery.

5 May 2014

Imperfect Graphene May Be Slightly Brittle

There is no disputing graphene is strong. But new research by Rice University and the Georgia Institute of Technology should prompt manufacturers to look a little deeper as they consider the miracle material for applications.

30 Apr 2014

SEM Micrographs Reveal Near-Perfect Layering of Graphene Molecules in Miller Graphite

Canada Carbon Inc. (the "Company") is pleased to present these Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of its Miller hydrothermal graphite crystals, provided to it by the El Segundo, California laboratories of Evans Analytical Group. These micrographs clearly reveal the highly crystalline nature of the Miller graphite, evidenced by both the platy shapes of the crystals, and their highly organized layered structure, in a way that is now clearly visible to the naked eye.

30 Apr 2014

Novel Polymer Droplet Lens Transforms Smart Phones into High-Resolution Microscopes

Australian scientists have invented a simple and cheap way of making a high-powered lens that can transform a smart phone into a high-resolution microscope.

25 Apr 2014

Research and Markets Adds the Microscopy Report to its Offering

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Microscopy Markets" report to their offering.

From Research and Markets 23 Apr 2014

Fluorescence Microscopy Enables Real-Time Monitoring of Redox State in Mitochondria of Live Cells

In the April issue of Experimental Biology and Medicine a multidisciplinary research team led by Drs. Rex Gaskins and Paul Kenis in the Institute of Genomic Biology (IGB) on the campus of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign describe their recent work on subcellular redox homeostasis.

21 Apr 2014

Electron Microscopy Helps Detect Filament Assembly of Parasite Actin II Proteins

The tropical disease malaria is caused by the Plasmodium parasite. For its survival and propagation, Plasmodium requires a protein called actin. Scientists of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Germany used high-resolution structural biology methods to investigate the different versions of this protein in the parasite in high detail.

18 Apr 2014

Crystallographic Techniques Help Understand Effects of Medical Treatment for Nanocrystal Cystine Kidney Stones

Researchers in France have hit on a novel method to help kidney stone sufferers ensure they receive the correct and most effective treatment possible.

18 Apr 2014