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HRTEM Provides Atomic Scale Images of Changes in Magnesium due to Irradiation

A team of researchers led by North Carolina State University has developed a technique that provides real-time images of how magnesium changes at the atomic scale when exposed to radiation. The technique may give researchers new insights into how radiation weakens the integrity of radiation-tolerant materials, such as those used in space exploration and in nuclear energy technologies.

From North Carolina State University 7 Aug 2013

ZEISS Launches Next Generation of EVO Series Scanning Electron Microscopes at M&M 2013

Today at M&M 2013, Indianapolis, ZEISS launches the next generation EVO series for material and life science applications. Customer productivity and imaging performance are dramatically increased by the SEM’s workflow automation, beam deceleration technology and class leading HD BSE detector.

7 Aug 2013

Z-Axis Nanopositioning System with Extended Positioning Range by PI (Physik Instrumente)

High precision positioning of microscope objectives along the optical axis has just made a giant leap forward: While piezo actuation has always been the undisputed choice in optical positioning when dynamics and accuracy matter most, some applications could have benefitted from more travel range.

From PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 7 Aug 2013

Granular Material Offers Potential New Approach to Controlling Acoustic Waves

In some ways, granular material — such as a pile of sand — can behave much like a crystal, with its close-packed grains mimicking the precise, orderly arrangement of crystalline atoms. SOURCE: - Mmit.edu ...

6 Aug 2013

Oxford Instruments Launches Four New Modules for its AZtec Microanalysis System at M&M 2013

Oxford Instruments, a leading supplier of microanalysis systems, has launched four new modules for its AZtec Microanalysis System at M&M 2013. The new modules enable Large Area Mapping, the use of multiple X-MaxN SDD...

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 6 Aug 2013

ORSAY PHYSICS and TESCAN Merge to Form TESCAN-ORSAY

TESCAN, a leading global supplier of scanning electron microscopes and focused ion beam workstations, and ORSAY PHYSICS, a world leader in customized focused ion beam and electron beam technology, have merged to form TESCAN-ORSAY HOLDING. Cooperating since 2007, ORSAY PHYSICS has been the sole supplier of ion beam technology to TESCAN.

From TESCAN Group 6 Aug 2013

ZEISS Lightsheet Z.1 Fluorescence Microscope System Wins R&D 100 Award 2013

Lightsheet Z.1 from ZEISS is one of the winners of the 51st R&D 100 Award. An independent jury and the publisher of the R&D Magazine recognize and celebrate the top 100 technology products every year. The official award ceremony will take place on 7 November in Orlando, Florida, as part of a gala event.

6 Aug 2013

New Tool to Add Strong, Unbreakable Bonds Between Two Points in Proteins

Proteins are the workhorses of cells, adopting conformations that allow them to set off chemical reactions, send signals and transport materials. But when a scientist is designing a new drug, trying to visualize the processes inside cells, or probe how molecules interact with each other, they can't always find a protein that will do the job they want. Instead, they often engineer their own novel proteins to use in experiments, either from scratch or by altering existing molecules.

6 Aug 2013

ZEISS Launches Nanoscale X-ray Microscopy Solution That Increases Imaging Throughput by 10 Times

ZEISS is introducing a new X-ray microscopy (XRM) solution that increases throughput for three-dimensional imaging at the nanoscale by up to 10 times. Using a series of technical innovations to achieve better contrast, and in turn faster acquisition, the new ZEISS Xradia 810 Ultra revolutionizes the X-ray imaging model in scientific and industrial research labs worldwide.

6 Aug 2013

Small Intestine Uses More Cells to Absorb Large Microspheres Containing Therapeutic Protein Drugs

The small intestine employs more cells and mechanisms than scientists previously thought to absorb relatively large particles, such as those that could encapsulate protein-based therapeutics like insulin, according to a new study. The findings, published the week of Aug. 5, 2013, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, open another window for drug makers to increase absorption of medicines taken by mouth.

6 Aug 2013