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Bruker's New Nanomechanics Package Provides AFM Tools for Life Science Research

Bruker introduces the new Nanomechanics Package for its line of BioAFMs, including the BioScope Catalyst. The new accessory enables the fastest, highest resolution, and most quantitative characterization of nanomechanical properties over a wide range of biological samples.

From Bruker Nano Surfaces and Metrology 20 Sep 2012

SimPore and KonTEM Announce Collaboration on TEM Imaging for Biomedical Research Applications

SiMPore, Inc., of Rochester, NY, USA and KonTEM GmbH of Bonn, Germany, announce their collaboration to develop phase contrast solutions for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). An electron microscope uses a beam of...

From SiMPore Inc. 19 Sep 2012

JRC Report Analyzes Existing Measurement Techniques for Nanoparticle Sizing

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission has released a new report that deeply reviews existing measurement methods and their key challenges in determining the size of nanoparticles in accordance with the regulatory context defining the term ‘nanomaterial.’

18 Sep 2012

Carl Zeiss Microscopy Launches Orion NanoFab Multi-Ion Beam Tool at EMC

Carl Zeiss Microscopy introduced the ORION NanoFab at the European Microscopy Congress (EMC) in Manchester, UK. It is the first multi-ion-beam tool based on Gas Field Ion Source (GFIS) technology, offering interchangeable gallium, neon and helium ion beams.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 17 Sep 2012

Study Findings Provide New Insights to Explore Future Graphene Devices

Using noncontact atomic force microscopy (AFM), IBM researchers have for the first time differentiated the individual molecules’ chemical bonds, thus extending the boundaries of analysis involving atoms and molecules at the smallest scale possible.

17 Sep 2012

Advanced Nanoscale Technologies Can Reduce DNA Sequencing Costs

The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), which is part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has announced grants of nearly $19 million for developing technologies that could drastically bring down DNA sequencing costs. Many of the projects are utilizing nanotechnology to achieve this motive.

17 Sep 2012

Associate Professor of Nanoscience at UCF Awarded $2 Million NIH Grant

Associate Professor Ming Su from the University of Central Florida (UCF) has been honored with the prestigious New Innovator award from the National Institute of Health (NIH).

15 Sep 2012

Registration for Pittcon 2013 is Now Open - Early Discounts Available

The Registration Committee is pleased to announce that conferee registration is now open for Pittcon 2013, which will be held March 17-21, 2013, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, PA. Conferees registe...

From Pittcon 13 Sep 2012

NSF Grants US $55.5 Million to Establish Three Nanoscale Engineering Research Centers

The National Science Foundation (NSF), in keeping with the United State Government’s National Nanotechnology Initiative, has awarded a US $55.5 million grant to university consortia for setting up three Engineering Research Centers (ERCs).

13 Sep 2012

University of Montana Becomes 1000th Customer of TESCAN’s VEGA-3 Variable Pressure SEM

TESCAN, a major manufacturer and provider of focused ion beam workstations and scanning electron microscopes, has announced the delivery of its 1000th VEGA-3 variable pressure scanning electron microscope to the Geosciences Department of the University of Montana.

From Tescan Group 12 Sep 2012