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Minister Goes High-Tech

Oxford Instruments, global leader in the supply of nanotools to research and industry receives visit from David Willetts, Minister for Universities and Science. Mr Willetts was in Oxfordshire to launch a major initiat...

From Oxford Instruments plc 4 Oct 2013

New Technology to Quantitatively Observe Cellular Processes Taking Place on Lab-on-a-Chip

A team of scientists from The University of Texas at Arlington and MIT has figured out how to quantitatively observe cellular processes taking place on so-called “lab on a chip” devices in a silicon environment.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 Oct 2013

Electrically Charged Water Droplets on Superhydrophobic Surface

In a completely unexpected finding, MIT researchers have discovered that tiny water droplets that form on a superhydrophobic surface, and then “jump” away from that surface, carry an electric charge. The finding could lead to more efficient power plants and a new way of drawing power from the atmosphere, they say.

From Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4 Oct 2013

Researchers Explore Photosynthesis Using a Range of Microscopy and Visualization Techniques

EPFL scientists have used powerful imaging techniques to support a study that sheds light on photosynthesis.

3 Oct 2013

Soft Material Study Using TEM Through Unique Graphene Liquid Cell

Autumn is usually not such a great time for big special effects movies as the summer blockbusters have faded and those for the holiday season have not yet opened. Fall is more often the time for thoughtful films about small subjects, which makes it perfect for the unveiling of a new movie produced by researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab).

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 3 Oct 2013

Sorting Cells Faster Using New Imaging Flow Cytometry Technique

A team of engineers led by computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, has developed a new approach that marries computer vision and hardware optimization to sort cells up to 38 times faster than is currently possible. The approach could be used for clinical diagnostics, stem cell characterization and other applications.

From University of California, Los Angeles 3 Oct 2013

Oxford Instruments Announce New Sample Holder for TKD Microanalysis

TKD, Transmission Kikuchi Diffraction analysis, is a relatively new microanalysis technique that is used to characterise grains that are typically only tens of nanometres wide – a fraction of the size that traditional EBSD can address.

From Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis 2 Oct 2013

Nanoparticle Characterization Company, NanoSight Acquired by Malvern

Malvern Panalytical (Malvern Panalytical, UK), a leading global provider of instrumentation and expertise for materials and biophysical characterization, has acquired nanoparticle characterization company NanoSight Ltd (Amesbury, UK). The acquisition was completed on 30th September 2013.

From Malvern Panalytical 1 Oct 2013

New Overhauser Dynamic Nuclear Polarization Enhanced NMR Tool to Study Membrane Protein Structure

Membrane proteins are responsible for transporting chemicals and messages between a cell and its environment. But determining their structure has proved challenging for scientists. A study by UC Santa Barbara's Han Research Group demonstrates a new tool to resolve the structure of membrane-embedded and membrane-associating proteins using the water dynamics gradient they found across and above the lipid bilayer as a unique ruler.

1 Oct 2013

Foresight Invitational Workshop on Nanotechnology for Developing Countries to be Held in February 2014

Nanotechnology for Developing Countries: the 2014 Foresight Invitational Workshop February 7-9, 2014, Crowne Plaza Cabana Hotel, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, California, USA

1 Oct 2013