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Nanoengineers, Biologists and Physicists Use Innovative Approaches to Deduce Internal Structure of Chromatin

A group of nanoengineers, biologists and physicists have used innovative approaches to deduce the internal structure of chromatin, a key player in DNA regulation, to reconcile a longstanding controversy in this field. This new finding could unlock the mystery behind the origin of many diseases such as cancer.

31 Jul 2009

Expanding the Frontiers of Detection to Attomolar Levels

Photon Technology International (PTI), a known innovator in fluorescence with over 26 years of experience is once again expanding the frontiers of detection to attomolar levels with its new QuantaMaster(TM) 40 Spectroflu...

31 Jul 2009

Scientists Use STM to Study Novel Molecular Motors and Rotors

When Charles Sykes, Tufts University assistant chemistry professor, says he loves playing with blocks, he's not referring to the typical kids' toys. Instead, he's talking about his fascination with seeing atoms and molecules move on a computer screen in front of him and using technology to move the molecules himself to see how they react to various surfaces.

30 Jul 2009

RNA Degradation Can Lead to Cancer When Improperly Regulated

Thousands of scientists and hundreds of software programmers studying the process by which RNA inside cells normally degrades may soon broaden their focus significantly. That's because University of Wisconsin-Mad...

30 Jul 2009

Study Suggests Nanomachines that Read our Genes Don't Run as Smoothly as Previously Thought

The body's nanomachines that read our genes don't run as smoothly as previously thought, according to a new study by University of California, Berkeley, scientists.

30 Jul 2009

Detecting More Nanoparticles and Speeding Up Acquisition by a Massive Amount

Oxford Instruments' market leading automated feature and particle analysis system is now available with new image acquisition hardware INCAmicsF+ for even faster and more accurate data acquisition.

From Oxford Instruments plc 30 Jul 2009

X-Max Maximising Performance of TEM

Oxford Instruments' revolutionary X-Max large area Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) is now available for the analytical TEM.

From Oxford Instruments plc 30 Jul 2009

Breaking Planck's Law at the Nanoscale

A well-established physical law describes the transfer of heat between two objects, but some physicists have long predicted that the law should break down when the objects are very close together. Scientists had never been able to confirm, or measure, this breakdown in practice.

30 Jul 2009

Research into Graphene Nanoribbons Provides New Reasons for Using it as Interconnects In Future Computer Chips

Recent research into the properties of graphene nanoribbons provides two new reasons for using the material as interconnects in future computer chips. In widths as narrow as 16 nanometers, graphene has a current carrying capacity approximately a thousand times greater than copper-while providing improved thermal conductivity.

29 Jul 2009

Novel Approach Offers Insight into Protein Structure

John Spence, a physicist at Arizona State University, is a longtime user of the Advanced Light Source at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, where he has contributed to major advances in lensless imaging. It's a particularly apt propensity for someone who works with x-rays, since they can't be focused with ordinary lenses.

From Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 29 Jul 2009