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Study on Piers Catalyst at Molecular Level

Some people have streets named after them. Warren Piers, a chemistry professor at the University of Calgary, has a catalyst penned after him.

10 May 2010

NanoString Receives ISO 13485:2003 Certification for nCounter Analysis System

NanoString Technologies, Inc. today announced it has received ISO 13485:2003 certification, an internationally recognized quality standard for medical devices.

From Nanostring Technologies 7 May 2010

DNA Microarray Capture Technology Enables Sequencing of Ancient Neandertals

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute (MPI), Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), Agilent Technologies Inc., and other prestigious institutions worldwide have shown that DNA capture techniques can greatly enable the sequencing of ancient Neandertal DNA, providing new insight into the nature of these prehistoric hominids.

7 May 2010

Micro- and Nano-Scale Research on Coffee Ring Leads Way to More Biosensor Applications

The next time you spill your coffee on a table, look at the spot left after the liquid has evaporated, and you'll notice it has a darker ring around its perimeter that contains a much higher concentration of particles than the center.

6 May 2010

Carl Zeiss and Yonsei University Open Advanced Imaging Center

The medical faculty of the South Korean Yonsei University and Carl Zeiss together opened an Advanced Imaging Center on April 20. The university has equipped the new center with ZEISS microscope systems for biomedical research, including the LSM 710 and LSM 700 laser scanning microscopes.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 5 May 2010

Sensofar-Tech and Leica Microsystems Expands Cooperation

Sensofar-Tech, Terrassa, Spain and Leica Microsystems (Schweiz AG) have agreed to expand their cooperation whereby Sensofar is to supply technology and components for an optical system that complements Leica's line of products for industrial applications.

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 5 May 2010

Particle Technology Labs Adds Morphologi G3 from Malvern to Testing Technologies

Particle Technology Labs (Chicago, USA) has added the Morphologi G3 from Malvern Panalytical to the extensive range of technologies it has available for analyzing its clients' materials. PTL, which is based in Chicag...

From Malvern Panalytical 5 May 2010

Hiden Analytical Introduces New Family of Quadrupole Mass Spectrometers

Hiden Analytical introduce a family of quadrupole mass spectrometers designed specifically for UHV/XHV performance, evolved from the Hiden 3F-series concept and incorporating the proven triple-stage mass filter technology for optimum mass separation, ion transmission efficiency and contamination resistance.

From Hiden Analytical 4 May 2010

Effortless Microscopy of Large Samples

Carl Zeiss offers the Axio Imager Vario microscope module in particular for tasks in industry where large samples such as solar cells, wafers, flat panel screens or printed circuit boards have to be examined under the microscope with various contrasting methods.

From Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH 4 May 2010

Updated Version of NAG Numeric Routines for GPUs Now Available for Nanotechnology Scientists

Scientists and engineers doing nanoscale modeling who are interested in achieving top performance from GPUs in diverse applications using Monte Carlo simulations can now obtain an updated version of NAG numeric routines for GPUs from the Numerical Algorithms Group (NAG).

4 May 2010