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ASI, WaveSense Partner to Deliver Combined Computerized Imaging and Analysis for Molecular Pathology

Applied Spectral Imaging Inc. (ASI) and WaveSense Inc. have entered into an agreement in which both companies will engage in combined sales and marketing of the GenASIs imaging and analysis instrument by ASI and the EpiSEP cell recovery and enrichment solution by WaveSense. The combined solution delivers an integrated cell capturing solution and computerized instrument to detect, image and analyze the captured cells.

22 Apr 2013

Self-Assembly of Nanoparticle Chains Observed in Real-Time

In a new study performed at the Center for Nanoscale Materials at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory, researchers have for the first time seen the self-assembly of nanoparticle chains in situ, that is, in place as it occurs in real-time.

From Argonne National Laboratory 22 Apr 2013

Lens-Free Holographic Microscope Helps Capture 3-D Swimming Patterns of Sperm

Opening the door to more sophisticated investigation of sperm locomotion and biophysics, researchers from UCLA's Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science have identified previously unobserved swimming patterns in human and horse sperm cells.

From University of California, Los Angeles 22 Apr 2013

Researchers Employ Atomic Force Microscopy to Look at Cells from Articular Cartilage

A researcher at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research has discovered additional mechanical properties of articular cartilage, a protective cartilage on the ends of bones that wears down over time, resulting in the development of osteoarthritis. The findings are published in the April issue of PLOS ONE.

20 Apr 2013

Partnership to Develop Software Platform for Environmental Metabolomics Data Analysis

A partnership between the University of Birmingham, BGI and its open-access journal, GigaScience, has received funding from the UK's Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to develop a software platform for the analysis of large-scale environmental metabolomics data.

20 Apr 2013

Novel Microscope Stretches Single DNA Molecules

Scientists have revealed how a bacterial enzyme has evolved an energy-efficient method to move long distances along DNA. The findings, published in Science, present further insight into the coupling of chemical and mechanical energy by a class of enzymes called helicases, a widely-distributed group of proteins, which in human cells are implicated in some cancers.

20 Apr 2013

New Kind of Dye Can Reduce Cost of Two-Photon Microscopy Technique

A dye-based imaging technique known as two-photon microscopy can produce pictures of active neural structures in much finer detail than functional magnetic resonance imaging, or fMRI, but it requires powerful and expensive lasers.

20 Apr 2013

Scientists Record Atomic Motions in Real Time

Call it the ultimate nature documentary. Scientists at the University of Toronto have recorded atomic motions in real time, offering a glimpse into the very essence of chemistry and biology at the atomic level.

From University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics 18 Apr 2013

Enhanced NanoRam Handheld Raman Spectrometer Launched by B&W Tek

B&W Tek, an advanced instrumentation company producing optical spectroscopy and laser systems, is proud to announce major enhancements to their NanoRam handheld Raman spectrometer.

From Metrohm AG 17 Apr 2013

Phenom World Expands Functionality of proX Desktop SEM with Extended Software Package

Phenom-World’s proX desktop SEM will deliver more detailed information in an even faster way. The leading supplier of desktop scanning electron microscopes extends its integrated Element Identification software package with a comprehensive Elemental Mapping and Line Scan option.

From Thermo Fisher Scientific Phenom-World BV 15 Apr 2013