News articles tagged with 'microscope'
All wrapped up: K-State researcher's graphene cloak protects bacteria, leading to better images
— 15 Mar 2011 20:50 | TechnologyIt's a cloak that surpasses all others: a microscopic carbon cloak made of graphene that could change the way bacteria and other cells are imaged…
Scientists achieve breakthrough in nanocomposite for high-capacity hydrogen storage
— 13 Mar 2011 19:13 | TechnologySince the 1970s, hydrogen has been touted as a promising alternative to fossil fuels due to its clean combustion - unlike hydrocarbon-based fuels, which spew greenhouse gases and harmful…
Probing atomic chicken wire
— 5 Mar 2011 13:57 | TechnologyGraphene - a sheet of carbon atoms linked in a hexagonal, chicken wire structure - holds great promise for microelectronics. Only one atom thick and highly conductive, graphene may…
New microscope produces dazzling 3-D movies of live cells
— 5 Mar 2011 13:36 | BiologyA new microscope invented by scientists at Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Farm Research Campus will let researchers use an exquisitely thin sheet of light - similar to that…
Microscope could 'solve the cause of viruses'
— 2 Mar 2011 12:19 | HealthWriting in the journal Nature Communications, the team have created a microscope which shatters the record for the smallest object the eye can see, beating the diffraction limit of…
Improving microscopy by following the astronomers' guide star
— 18 Feb 2011 18:02 | AstronomyA corrective strategy used by astronomers to sharpen images of celestial bodies can now help scientists see with more depth and clarity into the living brain of a mouse. Eric Betzig,…
The great tonsil dilemma
— 9 Feb 2011 16:38 | HealthWithout fanfare, hundreds of thousands of children surrender their tonsils to a surgeon's scalpel each year, usually to alleviate recurring infections and obstructive sleep problems.…
A possible cause of Parkinson's disease discovered
— 1 Feb 2011 21:33 | Health'Nucleolus,' or small nucleus, is the term coined by early biologists for the tiny structure within the nucleus which they saw under the microscope. In this structure within the nucleus,…
Plankton inspires creation of stealth armour for slow release microscopic drug vehicles
— 31 Jan 2011 16:25 | BiologyThe ability of some forms of plankton and bacteria to build an extra natural layer of nanoparticle-like armour has inspired chemists at the University of Warwick to devise a startlingly…
Intelligent microscopy
— 25 Jan 2011 18:38 | TechnologyThe sight of a researcher sitting at a microscope for hours, painstakingly searching for the right cells, may soon be a thing of the past, thanks to new software created by scientists…