Posts Tagged ‘microscopy’
How to probe mechanics of living cells
PURDUE (US) — Researchers are making progress in developing a system that measures the mechanical properties of living cells. Continue…
Monday, November 28, 2011 12:45 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Oct 24, 2011 10:52 - 2 Comments
Imaging scope may lead to fewer biopsies
CORNELL (US) — A new imaging scope that can be inserted safely into a patient’s body could minimize the need for unnecessary biopsies. (more…)
Top Stories - Jun 29, 2011 9:37 - 0 Comments
Ripples warp graphene’s conductivity
U. BUFFALO (US) — Folds or bends in graphene act like construction zones in a superhighway—making it difficult for electric charges to travel smoothly through. (more…)
Top Stories - May 24, 2011 10:43 - 0 Comments
Real-time look at dynamics of live cells
U. ILLINOIS (US) — New technology that allows scientists to peer into the nanoscale world of live cells has potential applications for imaging cancer and other tissues. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 23, 2010 14:33 - 2 Comments
Cells reduce, reuse, and recycle
CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Much like we sort recycling into paper, plastic, and glass, cells sort receptors after their initial use and send them on different recycling pathways. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 28, 2010 13:01 - 0 Comments
Fruit fly embryo in focus
U. SHEFFIELD (US) — This image of a fruit fly embryo was taken when it was only 20 hours old and about the size of a needle’s eye. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 20, 2010 11:58 - 0 Comments
Faster circuits with superhero electrons?
PRINCETON (US)—On a quest to discover new states of matter, a team of scientists has found that electrons on the surface of specific materials act like miniature superheroes. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 9, 2010 17:10 - 0 Comments
“Cell listeners” shine light on nanoscale function
U. ILLINOIS (US)—One way to understand biological structures and mechanisms, according to researcher Gabriel Popescu, is to “listen to them” through the use of new optical imaging methods that measure cellular motion at the nanoscale. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 21, 2009 14:24 - 0 Comments
Remodel job may curb cancer cells
TEXAS A&M (US)—It may be possible to slow or even stop malignant cancer cells from spreading by altering their architecture, new research suggests. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 17, 2009 13:23 - 0 Comments
Scientists film photons with electrons
CALTECH (US)—Recently invented techniques—that allow the real-time, real-space visualization of fleeting changes in the structure of nanoscale matter—have been used to image the evanescent electrical fields produced by the interaction of electrons and photons, and to track changes in atomic-scale structures. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 14, 2009 12:26 - 2 Comments
How ho-hum crystals turn into shells
CORNELL (US)—Single crystals of the mineral calcite—the chief material in limestone—are predictable, homogeneous, and, well, a little boring. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 2, 2009 12:55 - 0 Comments
Map helps quantum dots go ‘designer’
U. MICHIGAN (US)—The creation of the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots may speed progress toward the goal of producing “designer dots” that can be tailored for specific applications. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 23, 2009 4:22 - 2 Comments
Molecules star in holographic 3-D movies
NYU (US)–A new technique for recording three-dimensional movies of microscopic systems, such as biological molecules, through holographic video has the potential to improve medical diagnostics and drug discovery. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 3, 2009 8:51 - 0 Comments
Distinguishing single cells with nothing but light
U. ROCHESTER (US)—By combining two optical techniques, scientists have developed a noninvasive method for observing changes in human cells—like T cells or cancer cells—using only light. (more…)
