News articles tagged with 'microscopy'
Algae that live inside the cells of salamanders are the first known vertebrate endosymbionts
— 6 Apr 2011 16:13 | BiologyA species of algae long known to associate with spotted salamanders has been discovered to live inside the cells of developing embryos, say scientists from the U.S. and Canada, who…
Rejuvenating electron microscopy
— 6 Apr 2011 15:49 | BiologyModifying a protein from a plant much favoured by science, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and colleagues have created a new type of genetic…
Getting the point: Real-time monitoring of atomic-microscope probes adjusts for wear
— 1 Apr 2011 15:24 | TechnologyScientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a way to measure the wear and degradation of the microscopic probes used to study nanoscale structures…
Berkeley Lab researchers make first perovskite-based superlens for the infrared
— 30 Mar 2011 16:22 | TechnologySuperlenses earned their superlative by being able to capture the 'evanescent' light waves that blossom close to an illuminated surface and never travel far enough to be 'seen' by a…
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…
New microscope decodes complex eye circuitry
— 10 Mar 2011 18:11 | BiologyThe sensory cells in the retina of the mammalian eye convert light stimuli into electrical signals and transmit them via downstream interneurones to the retinal ganglion cells which,…
3-D tracking of single molecules inside cells
— 9 Mar 2011 20:32 | HealthResearchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre and the University of Texas at Dallas are reporting today at the 55th Annual Biophysical Society Annual Meeting in…
Secrets of plague revealed
— 9 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthIn work that is pushing the 'diffraction barrier' associated with microscopic imaging of living cells, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM demonstrated the…
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…