Jun. 19, 2013

Microscopy Conference 2013

It is a great pleasure to officially invite you to come and present your latest results at the Microscopy Conference 2013 in Regensburg, Germany. It will be held at the University of Regensburg, Germany, from August 25- 30, 2013. This conference follows the tradition of the "Dreiländertagung Mikroskopie". moreJun. 18, 2013

Material Analysis: Combining X-Rays and Microscopes for Precise Experiments

Getting the atomic-level fingerprint of a material takes a lot more than just a dab of ink. By pairing the capabilities of X-ray analysis and extremely precise microscopy, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a way to simultaneously determine the physical structure and chemical makeup of materials at close to the atomic level. The research opens new routes to the next generation of materials for a wide assortment of energy-related applications.
moreJun. 15, 2013

Molybdenum-based Image Sensor: 5 Times More Sensitive Cameras

A new material has the potential to improve the sensitivity of photographic image sensors by a factor of five. In 2011, an EPFL team led by Andras Kis discovered the amazing semi-conducting properties of molybdenite (MoS2), and they have been exploring its potential in various technological applications ever since. This promising candidate for replacing silicon has now been integrated in a prototype of an image sensor. This sensor, described in an article appearing in Nature Nanotechnology, has five times the light sensitivity of current technology.
moreJun. 14, 2013

Photonic Wheels: for Drag Racing at Nano Scale

Optical tweezers will soon be more agile than ever before since light beams can now induce a rolling movement onto a nanoscale object, in addition to pushing it along a surface. Optical tweezers and spanners are about to become more sophisticated. A group of physicists in Germany has just demonstrated, for the first time, the existence of a novel, transverse effect pertaining to light beams used for optical trapping, called photonic wheel.
moreJun. 13, 2013

Zeiss to Acquire Xradia

Zeiss announced the planned acquisition of the US-based Xradia, Inc. Xradia is an medium-size company providing innovative 3D X-ray microscopes for industrial and academic research applications. The closing of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of customary closing conditions including a required filing with the U.S. competition authorities. After closing, Xradia, Inc. moreJun. 13, 2013

High-Resolution Imaging: Quantum Dot Technique Combines Best of Optical and Electron Microscopy

Researchers working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new microscopy technique that uses a process similar to how an old tube television produces a picture-cathodoluminescence-to image nanoscale features. Combining the best features of optical and scanning electron microscopy, the fast, versatile, and high-resolution technique allows scientists to view surface and subsurface features potentially as small as 10 nanometers in size.
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10th Confocal Raman Imaging Symposium

WITec will host the 10th Symposium on "Confocal Raman Imaging". The Raman Spectroscopy community will meet from September 30th to October 2nd, 2013 in Ulm, Germany. The symposium will cover various aspects of modern Raman microscopy and will provide deep insights into confocal Raman imaging and its applications.
moreJun. 08, 2013

Seeing Is Believing – Imaging the Processes of Life

The symposium "Seeing is Believing - Imaging the Processes of Life" will take place at the EMBL Advanced Training Centre, Heidelberg, Germany from October 3 - 6, 2013. With the symposium we aim to bring together the leading developers of imaging methods with cutting edge applications that illustrate how imaging can answer biological questions. We will place emphasis on methods that are able to capture the dynamics of life and aim to span the whole range from molecular resolution to imaging of whole organisms.
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