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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 Microscience 2010 International Conference and Exhibition (28th June - 1st July 2010, Excel, London). The competition was in association with Imaging and Microscopy, and the Editorial Director, Dr Martin Friedrich, was one of the judges. He was joined by Professor Chris Hawes of Oxford Brookes University, and Dr John Hutchison from the University of Oxford. more26.08.2010Visualizing Viruses
In the war against infectious disease, identifying the culprit is half the battle. Now, research professor Shaopeng Wang and his colleagues at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute, USA describe a new method for visualizing individual virus particles. Their research opens the door to a more detailed understanding of these minute pathogens, and may further the study of a broad range of micro- and nanoscale phenomena. The group's findings appear in the August 23rd Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, advanced online issue. more
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 Germany explain their novel method, which enables them to take an "X- ray view" inside molecules. The method may facilitate the analysis of organic semiconductors and proteins. more17.08.2010Bruker 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) instruments business from Veeco Instruments for US-$ 229 million in cash. The transaction has been approved by the Boards of Directors of both companies and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2010, pending regulatory review and subject to customary closing conditions. more
Living Cells Made to Fluoresce
Individual molecules and their dynamics can also be made visible in living cells using conventional fluorophores at a resolution of around 20 nanometers. How this is done is being revealed for the first time by researchers from Würzburg, Bielefeld, and New York in the journal Nature Methods. more
Turn Up Brightness on Fluorescent Probes
Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University's Molecular Biosensor and Imaging Center (MBIC), USA are turning up the brightness on a group of fluorescent probes called fluoromodules that are used to monitor biological activities of individual proteins in real-time. This latest advance enhances their fluormodule technology by causing it to glow an order of magnitude brighter than typical fluorescent proteins. The new fluoromodules are five- to seven-times brighter than enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP), a development that will open new avenues for research. more
Compact Microscope a Marvel
In a paper published online in the journal PLoS ONE, Rice alumnus Andrew Miller and co-authors show that his portable, battery-operated fluorescence microscope, which costs US-$ 240, stacks up nicely against devices that retail for as much as US-$ 40,000 in diagnosing signs of tuberculosis. Miller and colleagues at The Methodist Hospital Research Institute (TMHRI), USA analyzed samples from 19 patients suspected of having TB, an infectious disease that usually attacks the lungs and can be fatal if not treated. more
Launch of www.laboratory-journal.com
On August 8, GIT Verlag launched the new laboratory portals with business and R&D specific information and up-to-date news - 24/7, whenever, wherever and however you want. more
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