Raleigh, NC, July 29, 2010 - Protochips, a company specializing in revolutionary products for in situ electron microscopy, today announced a new launch 29 July 2010
Two back illuminated Andor EMCCD cameras have been instrumental in helping Steven Chu, a Nobel laureate and Energy Secretary for the United States of America, redraw the boundaries of optical microscopy 29 July 2010
Stansted, July 27th, 2010: Agar Scientific, a leading supplier of microscopy accessories and consumables 28 July 2010
Oxide films can now be studied as they grow, in situ and with atomic scale resolution, say scientists from the US 19 July 2010
Anasys Instruments wins R&D 100 Award 16 July 2010
Scientists have developed a fully functioning scale replica of a swallowtail butterfly to help them understand its flight and morphology. 28 June 2010
A library of supramolecular materials that can form hollow vesicles with potential in therapeutic drug and gene delivery, imaging diagnostics, as well as the cosmetics industry has been developed by researchers in Finland and the USA [Percec et al., Science (2010) 328, 1009 doi: 10.1126/science.1185547]. 28 June 2010
With the restoration, conservation, dating and authentication of important works of art being such a delicate and difficult business, and one that can often damage the art itself, a potentially exciting new technique could make things a lot easier. 28 June 2010
Examining surfaces at the nano-scale is one of the most challenging problems of modern materials science. 23 June 2010
The quantum phase transition paradigm for a 1D Ising chain placed in a transverse applied magnetic field has been realised experimentally for the first time, at ISIS. [Coldea et al., Science (2010) 327, 177] 15 June 2010
Are you a young researcher under 35 years old with a passion for communicating science in a clear and exciting way? 14 June 2010
Five times the tensile strength of steel and triple that of the currently best synthetic fibers: Spider silk is a fascinating material. 01 June 2010
A team of researchers has developed a new technique of fluorescence microscopy for observing objects on the nanoscale, and have also produced a new series of photostable dyes that can be used as fluorescent markers. 20 May 2010
Harrick Plasma Cleaner models are low-cost tabletop inductively coupled plasma devices that serve as excellent tools for surface cleaning, surface preparation and surface modification. Plasma treatment may be applied to a wide variety of materials, including metals, ceramics, composites, plastics, polymers and biomaterials. 17 May 2010
The JSM-6510LV low vacuum SEM is a high-performance, low cost, scanning electron microscope for fast characterization and imaging of fine structures. One of a family of four SEM models that are widely-used in all research fields and industrial applications, the JSM-6510LV enables observation of specimens up to 150mm in diameter. 17 May 2010
The HORIBA EMIA-V CS analyser became popular in the elemental analysis market thanks to advanced and unique features such as programmable temperature curve, gas analysers including CO and flexibility given by the software. 17 May 2010
Veeco Instruments Inc., the leading provider of scanning probe microscopes (SPM) to the nanoscience community, now manufactures new Sharp Nitride Lever (SNL) Probes that provide breakthrough atomic force microscope (AFM) imaging resolution and longer probe lifetimes, without higher expenses. 17 May 2010
Rapidly becoming the industry standard for analyzing chemical imaging data, ISys 5.0 from Malvern Instruments is available for license on a wide range of analytical systems. 17 May 2010
Digital Surf, specialist in surface analysis software for all types of surface metrology instrument, announced that MountainsMap® 6 - based on the company’s industry-standard Mountains Technology® - will be released at the beginning of July 2010. It includes a more powerful platform, enhanced interactivity, higher quality imaging, new advanced analysis features and more flexible report generation. 17 May 2010
Leveraging patented Dip Pen Nanolithography® (DPN®) technology, NanoInk has demonstrated the successful use of its NLP 2000 System for functionalizing biosensors, patterning functional hydrogels, and printing multiplexed protein arrays. 14 May 2010
The 2010 Sir George Beilby FRS Memorial Medal and Prize has been awarded to Dr. Suwan N. Jayasinghe. 11 May 2010
Synthesising and isolating new forms of pure carbon, allotropes, has been the focus of much research during the last two to three decades 10 May 2010
The amoeboid movement by which many types of cell crawl across surfaces has fascinated scientists ever since it was first observed using the earliest microscopes. 08 May 2010
In military and security situations, a split second can make the difference between life and death. 06 May 2010
A team of researchers has developed a new technique of fluorescence microscopy for observing objects on the nanoscale 28 April 2010
Just 700 rows of piezoelectric nanowires could power a nanoscopic sensor, according to new research at the Georgia Institute of Technology. 28 April 2010
This can have a number of different causes, most common are element peak overlaps, and – nowadays of increasing importance – the necessity to analyze the peaks of elements at low energies. 28 April 2010
The London Centre for Nanotechnology is pleased to announce the creation of over 20 new Ph. D. positions for the current academic year. 23 April 2010
A low-melting and magnetically-responsive alloy could be the key to soldering the components of three-dimensional microelectronics 21 April 2010
Recent natural disasters raise questions 21 April 2010
The Strangest Liquid 21 April 2010
On 20th May, the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), one of the UK’s leading science and research facilities, will hold an open day for the first time in over twenty years. 16 April 2010
LOT Oriel Ltd has been appointed as distributor for Park Systems in the UK & Ireland. 08 April 2010
Scientists have discovered the world’s smallest superconductor. 02 April 2010
Nanotechnology has now produced a coating for windows or solar panels that repels grime and dirt. 09 February 2010
Researchers at Delft University of Technology, [Juan-Alcañiz et al., Journal of Catalysis (2010), 269, 221] have reported the synthesis of a new class of porous solids with outstanding bi-functional catalytic activity. 09 February 2010
A fundamental laboratory advance has made it possible to break, at room temperature and pressure, two of the strongest types of chemical bonds in order to make common industrial compounds. In doing so, researchers at Cornell University have taken an important first step toward less-energy-intensive processes for making nitrogen-containing organic compounds. [Knobloch et al., Nature Chem., (2009) doi:10.1038/nchem.477] 09 February 2010
A new study has shown that certain combinations of elemental atoms have electronic signatures that mimic the electronic signatures of other elements, which could help the development of cheaper materials as new sources of energy, in pollution reduction and in catalysts for chemical processing. 09 February 2010
An optical effect first predicted by Isaac Newton has been shown to occur when neutrons interact with matter. 01 February 2010
A novel type of hard X-ray interferometer employing a bilens system with two parallel arrays of compound refractive lenses has been developed by scientists from France and Russia. Under coherent illumination, the bilens generates two diffraction limited mutually coherent beams. When the beams overlap they produce an interference pattern with a fringe spacing ranging from tens of nanometres to tens of micrometres. 13 January 2010
Researchers from Harvard University in Massachusetts have devised a method to study non-fluorescent molecules using a technique called stimulated emission microscopy, an approach based upon a phenomenon first described by Albert Einstein in 1917 [Min et al., Nature (2009) 461, 1105]. 13 January 2010
Scientists have discovered a technique for using artificial cells to explore the function of molecules in actual biological cells. The new approach can help the measurement of biological systems and show how cell nanomachinery interacts within cells, which could have a major impact in the development of new medical procedures and drug discovery. 13 January 2010
A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology which could lead to a reassessment of current magnetism theories, as well as significant technological advances. 05 January 2010
In its recent report The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century, the U.S.-based National Academy of Engineering outlined the various fields in which students educated in engineering might go on to be leaders, including research, product and system development, business and even broader professions. 22 December 2009
The global energy problem is rapidly intensifying due to escalating competition for resources from emerging, populous countries such as China, India, and Brazil and compelling evidence pointing towards the imperative need for controlling greenhouse gas and carbon emissions. 22 December 2009
Danish nanophysicists have developed a new method for manufacturing nanowires. The discovery has great potential for the development of nanoelectronics and highly efficient solar cells. [Krogstrup, et al., Nano Lett., (2009) DOI: 10.1021/n1901348d] 18 December 2009
Physicists at Harvard University [Bakr et al., Nature 462, (2009) 74 ] have created a quantum gas microscope that can be used to observe single atoms at temperatures so low the particles follow the rules of quantum mechanics, behaving in bizarre ways. 18 December 2009
You're looking at the tiniest snowman ever built, 10 microns across. 05 December 2009
A new method for assembling carbon nanotubes has been used to create fibers hundreds of meters long. 27 November 2009
A group of scientists at the University of Bath [J D Beard et al 2009 Nanotechnology 20 ] have developed new modified AFM probes designed for the cutting and manipulation of structures at extremely small scales. 26 November 2009
The most efficient way to get electricity from hydrocarbon fuels such as natural gas or gasified coal is to oxidize them in a solid-oxide fuel cell. Unlike other fuel cells, solid-oxide cells can run on almost any fuel. But running them efficiently requires high temperatures, which raises prices. 05 November 2009
A portable instrument based on an ultrasensitive nanoscale sensor could detect bacteria in minutes, helping to catch infectious diseases early and prevent their spread. 05 November 2009
Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting an advance toward overcoming one of the key challenges in nanotechnology: Getting molecules to move quickly in a desired direction without help from outside forces. 05 November 2009
Australian scientists [Reith F, et al, (2009) pnas.0904583106 ] have found that the bacterium Cupriavidus metallidurans catalyses the biomineralisation of gold by transforming toxic gold compounds to their metallic form using active cellular mechanism. 05 November 2009
We are pleased to announce that Materials Today in partnership with Sigma-Aldrich, are staging a live educational webinar on:From Molecules to Monolayers:Self-Assembly and Analysis, Molecule by Molecule 05 November 2009
When it comes to charges, molecules of hydrogen are just too symmetrical. 16 October 2009
Coherent X-ray diffraction patterns of collagen in soft tissues have been measured for the first time by Dr Felisa Berenguer (London Centre for Nanotechnology) with her colleagues [paper to publish in PNAS 2009]. 16 October 2009
A magnetic charge can behave and interact just like an electric charge in some materials, according to new research led by the London Centre for Nanotechnology 15 October 2009
Scientists have reported use of a new X-ray imaging technique to reveal for the first time in a century unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by American illustrator N.C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth. 04 October 2009
What do we really mean by ‘engineering leadership’, how can it be developed and nurtured? 25 September 2009
Conventional phonon Raman spectroscopy is a powerful experimental technique for the study of crystalline solids that allows crystallography, phase and domain identification on length scales down to 1 mm. 24 September 2009
Proteins are dynamic molecular machines having structural flexibility that allows conformational changes. 24 September 2009
Scientists have reported use of a new X-ray imaging technique to reveal for the first time in a century unprecedented details of a painting hidden beneath another painting by American illustrator N.C. (Newell Convers) Wyeth. The non-destructive look-beneath-the-surface method could reveal hidden images in hundreds of Old Master paintings and other prized works of art, the researchers say. The scientists reported the research at the 238th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). 06 September 2009
A recent breakthrough by researchers at the Swiss Nanoscience Institute sees for the first time the creation of thin films with controllable electronic properties. 05 September 2009
Recessions pose enormous challenges for individuals, companies and governments alike. Yet they also present significant opportunities for those with the foresight to seize them. 28 August 2009
Dr Alan Soper has been awarded the highest possible position for an STFC scientist, that of Senior Fellow. 22 August 2009
Ancient residents of Mexico decorating their pottery and homes used a very stable blue pigment now known as ‘Maya Blue’. A mixture of indigo dye and palygorskite clay, the vivid pigment provides a dramatic background for some of the most impressive murals throughout Mesoamerica. 14 August 2009
First synthesised in 1837 by Carl Julius Fritzsche, magnesium sulfate undecahydrate – MgSO4·11H2O, is a long known, but little studied material. Suggestions that it could be a major rock-forming mineral on the icy satellites of Jupiter has re-awakened interest. 14 August 2009
Hydrogen is frequently found as an impurity in semiconducting materials used in the electronics industry. 14 August 2009
A £2.1 million investment in muon spectroscopy at ISIS promises to open up new areas of research in soft matter and bioscience. Muon spectroscopy monitors the decay of muons when implanted into samples. 14 August 2009
New results on energy-selective neutron radiography show vast potential for new materials science and engineering research according to a European research collaboration. 13 August 2009
Professor Marshall Stoneham to become President-Elect of IoP 31 July 2009
New approaches and standardized test procedures to study the impact of nanoparticles on living cells are urgently needed for the evaluation of potential hazards relating human exposure to nanoparticles. 09 July 2009
Dolomite, world leader in microfluidic design and manufacture, has significantly increased its offering with the ability to integrate metal electrodes into its range of glass and polymer microfluidic chips. 12 June 2009
You’ve been expecting something genuinely new from the AFM/SPM industry, but for many years you’ve only seen tweaks to old technology. 12 June 2009
Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) today announced researchers are developing new tools for rapidly characterizing biological pathogens that could give rise to potentially deadly pandemics such as Influenza A (H1N1). 12 June 2009
The Axio CSM 700 confocal microscope from Carl Zeiss meets users’ demands for rapid and robust non-contact measurement of 3D microstructures and determination of surface roughness. Ideal for materials research, quality inspection and routine applications, the Axio CSM 700 displays surfaces three-dimensionally in high resolution and in true colour even on relatively "soft" surfaces. 12 June 2009
The new X-Max Silicon Drift Detector (SDD) offers users over TEN times the solid angle of conventional EDS detectors... without compromising on performance. Now you can have count rate, imaging, and analytical performance all at the same time. 12 June 2009
The storage of electrical energy at high charge and discharge rate is an important technology in today's society. It can enable hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and provide back-up for wind and solar energy. 26 May 2009
Ever since prehistoric days, humans have used natural paint systems to decorate caves, etc. However, after the introduction of cheaper base products such as mineral oils, the use of more expensive and environmentally friendly resources in paints and coatings declined. 26 May 2009
When deciding upon a particular project, do not simply consider benefits and costs, but do ask “whose benefits and whose costs? 12 April 2009
Until now it has been virtually impossible to record meaningful and reproducible data from single non-bonded molecules. 12 April 2009
Treating the entire superconductivity field, this unparalleled reference resource blends theoretical studies with experimental results to provide the scientists and engineers an indispensable foundation for further research. 27 November 2008
A comprehensive single source of information on structural assessment techniques for marine and land based structures, industrial plants and buildings. 27 November 2008
Dr Andrew Taylor, Director of the ISIS neutron source, explains the opportunities for materials scientists. 27 November 2008
Change is the order of the day. However, this state of flux is not confined to materials scientists. Organisations such as the UK Centre for Materials Education (UKCME), charged with a remit to enhance student learning, are also in the business of change. 27 November 2008
Student learning through international development projects. Who pays and who benefits? 26 September 2008
Vincent van Gogh, one of the founding fathers of modern painting, was known to save canvas in a very particular way: He reused the canvases of abandoned paintings by covering them with layers of white and then painted over them 26 September 2008
Many methods can be employed to measure mechanical displacement; the coupling of optical and mechanical degrees of freedom is behind many of these techniques. 26 September 2008
Passing through materials that are opaque to visible light, terrahertz waves offer advantages in imaging applications 26 September 2008
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Wheat is capable of producing a dough with very special structural properties. How does a such a sticky mass become a tasty loaf? 19 August 2008
Researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut and the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland have unveiled the next best thing in X-ray microscopy by combining the advantages of two well-established techniques. 19 August 2008
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