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Shining a light on viruses
Added: 19 Feb 2013
A new laboratory at Diamond Light Source will help advance research into serious viruses.
Artificial atoms enable imaging of individual cells
Added: 13 Feb 2013
A new technique, similar to the MRI but with a much higher resolution and sensitivity, has the abil…
Molecular vibrations reveal secrets of scent
Added: 13 Feb 2013
Molecular vibrations, rather than molecular shape, give substances their distinct smell according t…
Unfolding of protein 'filmed' in atomic resolution
Added: 12 Feb 2013
Scientists have filmed the complex process of protein folding for the first time.
4D microscopy offers insights into nanostructures
Added: 11 Feb 2013
Caltech has developed a 4D microscope that captures motion of DNA structures in space and time.
Characterising dynamic material
Added: 8 Feb 2013
A technique based on ptychography has made fluctuations inside of materials visible.
Modelling approach could improve imaging technologies
Added: 6 Feb 2013
Researchers are improving imaging techniques using a model-based iterative approach called MBIR.
Big energy from small spores
Added: 1 Feb 2013
A novel atomic force microscope could help identify materials that use energy from bacterial spores.
Three-photon microscopy improves biological imaging
Added: 23 Jan 2013
Scientists may be a step closer to understanding the complexity of the brain and its billions of ne…
Metamaterials help create lens-less imaging system
Added: 22 Jan 2013
A new metamaterial acts as a “lens” to image scenes using fewer components.
Combining active and passive IR imaging
Added: 18 Jan 2013
Northwestern University has found a way to integrate active and passive infrared (IR) imaging capab…
Scientists discover structure of protein essential for quality control
Added: 15 Jan 2013
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) has pushed the boundaries of electron microscopy to determine…
Advanced X-Ray imaging for identification of contraband, corrosion or cancer
Added: 8 Jan 2013
Manchester University has developed a camera that can be used to take 3D colour X-ray images, in ne…
Microscopy technique views viruses in their natural habitat
Added: 7 Jan 2013
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have invented a way to image biological…
Compact MRI to improve imaging of joints
Added: 19 Dec 2012
A new system that enables medics to image difficult areas of the body is being developed by researc…
Diamond-like coating improves electron microscope images
Added: 18 Dec 2012
Researchers have found that coating materials with diamond-like crystals greatly improves images of…
3D X-ray could improve mammograms
Added: 23 Oct 2012
Scientists have developed a 3D X-ray technique with a radiation dose that is 25 times lower than co…
Cell growth protein forms a "pair" on the cell membrane
Added: 15 Oct 2012
Bochum und Dortmund researchers have or the first time measured the orientation of the Ras protein …
CT scanning reveals images of fossil insects
Added: 27 Sep 2012
Scientists have used a high resolution form of CT scanning to reconstruct two 305 million year old …
US scientists engineer novel DNA barcode
Added: 25 Sep 2012
Researchers at Harvard’s Wyss Institute have developed a DNA barcode that could improve biomedical …
