News tagged with transmission electron
Microscopy reveals structure of calcite shells
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Lara Estroff and colleagues have taken a deep, detailed look at the way lab-created calcite crystals, similar to those found in nature, grow in tandem with proteins and other large molecules.
Imaging a catalyst one atom at a time
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Nov 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The catalytic processes that facilitate the production of many chemicals and fuels could become much more environmentally friendly thanks to a breakthrough achieved by researchers from Lehigh ...
Scientists Image the 'Anatomy' of a Molecule (w/ Video)
Aug 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, IBM researchers in Zurich, Switzerland, have taken a 3D image of an individual molecule. Using an atomic force microscope, the researchers constructed a "force map" of ...
World's Most Precise Microscope Headed For UVic
Jul 16, 2009 |
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A new microscope that views the subatomic universe -- the first of its kind in the world -- is being built for the University of Victoria, Canada, in collaboration with Hitachi High-Technologies.
'Writing' Patterns on Carbon Nanotubes With Polymer Chains
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
May 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carbon nanotubes are at the center of the nanoelectronics research movement, with scientists making great progress toward getting nanotube-based electronic devices into the hands of consumers. ...
White blood cells move like millipedes, scientists show
May 04, 2009 |
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How do white blood cells - immune system 'soldiers' - get to the site of infection or injury? To do so, they must crawl swiftly along the lining of the blood vessel - gripping it tightly to avoid being swept away in the blood ...
Researchers bring new brain mapping capabilities to desktops of scientists worldwide
Mar 31, 2009 |
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Mapping the billions of connections in the brain is a grand challenge in neuroscience. The current method for mapping interconnected brain cells involves the use of room-size microscopes known as transmission electron microscopes ...
Scientists Produce First Movie of Individual Carbon Atoms in Action (w/Videos)
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Science fiction fans still have another two months of waiting for the new Star Trek movie, but fans of actual science can feast their eyes now on the first movie ever of carbon atoms moving ...
State-of-the-art electron microscope promises to aid major research advances
Mar 09, 2009 |
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Arizona State University will be home to one of the world's most advanced electron microscopes, one that will enable researchers to do work essential to making significant advances in nanoscale aspects of solid state science ...
Major step toward less energy loss in new electromagnetic materials
Mar 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Uppsala University have managed for the first time to measure magnetic properties in new materials quantitatively with the help of electron microscopy - with unparalleled precision. ...
New imaging method lets scientists 'see' cell molecules more clearly
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have always wanted to take a closer look at biological systems and materials. From the magnifying glass to the electron microscope, they have developed ever-increasingly sophisticated imaging devices.
PICO and SALVE: Understanding the subatomic world better
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Two new high-resolution transmission electron microscopes, co-financed by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation), are set to open up new opportunities for research in physics and materials science. ...
