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Brookhaven Researchers Explore Ferroelectric Materials in Sub-Atomic Detail

A research team at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have published a technique for studying exotic ferroelectric materials, revealing details on a sub-atomic level. The research could open up possibilities for compact, efficient devices based on a new generation of nanoelectronics.

From Brookhaven National Laboratory 8 Jul 2012

New Microfluidic Platform Helps Understand Cancer Development

A group of bioengineers from the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science has devised a microfluidic platform for the mechanical confinement of cancer cells to investigate the impact of three-dimensional (3-D) microenvironments on mammalian cell division or mitosis events.

From University of California, Los Angeles 7 Jul 2012

New High-Throughput Flow-Through Optical Microscope Enables Easier Detection of Rare Cells

A research team headed by Bahram Jalali and Dino Di Carlo from UCLA has devised a new optical microscope that allows easier detection of rare cells such as circulating cancer cells.

From University of California, Los Angeles 7 Jul 2012

Submit Your Conference Networking Session Topic Ideas for Pittcon

The organizers of Pittcon 2013 have announced their annual Call for Topics for Conferee Networking Sessions for next years event which will take place from March 17-21, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. All submission must be received by August 1, 2012.

From Pittcon 28 Jun 2012

Raytheon BBN Technologies Receives $2.2 Million in Funding for Quantum Research Advancement

The Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) has granted US $2.2 million in funding to Raytheon BBN Technologies under the Quantum Computer Science (QCS) program.

28 Jun 2012

Researchers Establish Structure of Superhard Graphite

In a paper, ‘Understanding the Nature of Superhard Graphite,’ published in the Scientific Reports journal, an international research team headed by Artem R. Oganov from the Stony Brook University has confirmed the structure of a new type of carbon.

28 Jun 2012

BD Biosciences Launches Next-Generation Flow Cytometer

BD Biosciences, a division of Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), has introduced a next-generation flow cytometer, BD FACSJazz Cell Sorting System, which enables researchers expecting high sample integrity to perform cellular isolation and analysis in a simple manner. This new sorter occupies 20"x20" (51x51 cm) of space in benchtop, and has high sensitivity to isolate and identify target cells.

26 Jun 2012

Researchers Use Nanoparticle Tracking Technology from Nanosight to Characterize Potential Biomarkers

NanoSight, leading manufacturers of unique nanoparticle characterization technology, reports on the work of Professor Hang (Hubert) Yin's group at the University of Colorado at Boulder where they apply Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) to characterize biological nanoparticles such as microvesicles.

19 Jun 2012

Advion Unveils Compact and User-Friendly ESI Chip-Based nano-LC Ion Source

Advion, a developer of life sciences systems and consumables, has unveiled the Chip-Mate, an ESI Chip based nano-LC ion source, in the 2012 ASMS annual meeting held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

15 Jun 2012

Sandia’s New AC-STEM to Study Structural Properties at Nanoscale

According to materials scientists, Paul Kotula and Ping Lu, Sandia’s new aberration-corrected scanning transmission electron microscope (AC-STEM) is 50-100 folds better in terms of resolution and time taken for sample analysis when compared to the lab’s older analytical microscopes.

13 Jun 2012