News articles tagged with 'microscope' (Page 3)
Some like it hot: How to heat a 'nano bathtub' the JILA way
— 31 Jul 2010 09:50 | TechnologyResearchers at JILA have demonstrated the use of infrared laser light to quickly and precisely heat the water in 'nano bathtubs' - tiny sample containers - for microscopy studies of…
Graphene under strain creates gigantic pseudo-magnetic fields
— 30 Jul 2010 09:13 | TechnologyGraphene, the extraordinary form of carbon that consists of a single layer of carbon atoms, has produced another in a long list of experimental surprises. In the current issue of the…
Gut movements in caterpillars inspire soft-body robot design
— 23 Jul 2010 09:56 | Biology'Weird movements' in the abdomens of freely crawling caterpillars are making headlines in the fields of engineering and biology, says Jake Socha, Virginia Tech assistant professor of…
Key advance in understanding 'pseudogap' phase in high-Tc superconductors
— 15 Jul 2010 15:09 | TechnologyScientists have been trying for some 20 years to understand why the low temperature at which copper-oxide superconductors carry current with no resistance can't be increased to be closer…
Correcting a trick of the light brings molecules into view
— 15 Jul 2010 15:09 | TechnologyConventional wisdom holds that optical microscopy can't be used to 'see' something as small as an individual molecule. But as it is wont, clever science has once again overturned conventional…
Princeton scientists find unusual electrons that go with the flow
— 15 Jul 2010 15:08 | TechnologyOn a quest to discover new states of matter, a team of Princeton University scientists has found that electrons on the surface of specific materials act like miniature superheroes,…
UCLA engineer's telemedicine invention poised to begin trials in Africa
— 1 Jul 2010 10:53 | HealthCell phones are accumulating a Swiss Army Knife-esqe assortment of capabilities; substituting as cameras, providing internet access, and soon operating as medical labs if Aydogan Ozcan's…
Developing zebrafish patchwork
— 16 Jun 2010 13:29 | BiologyUsing an electron microscope, scientists at EMBL captured this snapshot of the beginnings of an organ which plays a central role in how zebrafish perceive the world around them…
Detecting tumours faster
— 8 Jun 2010 14:39 | HealthEarly detection is the key to the successful treatment of cancer. But not every lump turns out to be a malignant tumour. To find out whether cancerous cells are present, doctors usually…
Single-molecule manipulation for the masses
— 2 Jun 2010 15:51 | BiologyScientists have developed a new massively-parallel approach for manipulating single DNA and protein molecules and studying their interactions under force. The finding appears in the…