Ultra-thin section through the brain of a zebra finch. Fluorescence labeled vesicle in a neuron, overlaid with scanning electron microscope image.… more

In (HR)TEM images of catalysts, it is often difficult to recognize metal nanoparticles with a diameter around 1 nm or below on strongly scattering crystalline oxides.… more

RMS International Micrograph Competition 2010… more

The Jülich method makes it possible to resolve molecule structure where only a blurred cloud was visible before. Photo: Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany… more

Small Is Beautiful

This year's RMS International Micrograph Competition 2010 attracted hundreds of entries. Fifty-two were short-listed and were on display during the ...
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Visualizing Viruses

In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues at ...
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Take a Look Inside Molecules

So far it has been difficult to observe atomic structures inside organic molecules. In the journal Physical Review Letters, Jülich researchers from ...
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Bruker to Acquire Veeco's Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) ...

Bruker Corporation announces the signing of an agreement to acquire the Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) and Optical Industrial Metrology (OIM) ...
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Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy Solution for Life Sciences

Carl Zeiss introduced a unique hardware/ software interface to connect light and scanning electron microscopes for correlative microscopy in the life ...
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Obtaining Sharper, Clearer Images

The Olympus cellSens deconvolution solution module employs a constrained iterative (CI) algorithm to remove out-of-focus blur in advanced life ...
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Dichroics and Filters for FACS Systems

To adjust new lasers and dyes in FACS systems it will be necessary to mount new dichroics and bandpass filters. Many systems allow an easy change of ...
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Four Colour Imaging

Jackson Immuno Research Laboratories has recently added Dylight 405 to its range of conjugated secondary antibodies. Dylight 405-conjugated ...
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Advances in µ - XRF

The macroscopic properties of technical materials are often determined by their elemental composition. Because most technical materials are ... more

Pushing the Boundaries of Fluorescence Imaging

Olympus has recently launched a range of versatile fluorescence research microscope systems. The xcellence line covers advanced live cell techniques, ... more

Storming the Barriers of Light

Live cell imaging is one of the most rapidly evolving areas of life science research. The more researchers see, the more they want to see and this is ... more

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Catalyst Characterization: TEM vs. STEM

Visualizing Pt Nanoparticles Supported on Cerium Oxide

In (HR)TEM images of catalysts, it is often difficult to recognize metal nanoparticles with a diameter around 1 nm or below on strongly scattering ...
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Sensing Forces in the Microworld

A Force Sensor Array Based on Holographic Optical Tweezers

Holographic optical tweezers (HOT) are a versatile tool allowing for the generation of complex arrays of multiple optical traps which act as force ...
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Fluorescent mRNA HER2 FISH

A Potential Auxiliary Cytogenetic Tool for HER2 Diagnosis in Breast Cancer

The analysis of the HER2 status is a prerequisite for antibody (and kinase-inhibitor) based, target specific therapy in breast cancer. The diagnosis ...
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Nanomechanics of Collagen Fibrils

Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)

Collagen is the most abundant protein in the human or animal body. It is found in ligaments, tendons, skin, cartilage, bones, cornea, sclera (white ...
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