Berkeley Lab researchers, working at the Molecular Foundry, have invented a technique called «CLAIRE» that extends the incredible resolution of electron microscopy to the non-invasive
nanoscale imaging of soft matter, including biomolecules, liquids, polymers, gels and foams.
And
nanoscale imaging of the brain promises to open up a brave new world of questions about brain function and structure on a cellular and subcellular level.
Nanoscale imaging should have a fundamental impact on our understanding of cells and diseases and thus benefit all of us.»
CODIM systems use standard workflow samples, acquiring images with the lowest light level, allowing living cell
nanoscale imaging.
We could use
nanoscale imaging sensors to detect these reactions, instead of the large cameras we use today.
Not exact matches
«The new Park Nanoscience Center at SUNY Polytechnic Institute provides researchers with greater access to Park Systems» cutting - edge AFM nanoscopic tools, featuring reliable and repeatable high - resolution
imaging of
nanoscale cell structures in any environment without damage to the sample.»
These hyperbolic metamaterials are the basis for many potential applications such as «hyperlenses,» used for
imaging of
nanoscale objects not observable using conventional optics.
This could enable frequency selective operation and nanophotonic circuits, as well as provide an operational material for mid-infrared
imaging of
nanoscale objects.
The
imaging technique's high resolution of soft
nanoscale structures makes it possible to probe collagen samples, providing insights for improved designs of artificial skin or tissue.
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Manchester, U.K.; Imperial College, London; University of California San Diego; and the National Institute of Material Science (NIMS), Japan, have demonstrated that confined surface phonon polaritons within hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) exhibit unique metamaterial properties that enable novel
nanoscale optical devices for use in optical communications, super-resolution
imaging, and improved infrared cameras and detectors.
The results will allow, for the first time, the
imaging of
nanoscale processes, such as the engulfment of nanoparticles into cells.
Scanning tunneling microscope (STM)
imaging was used to characterize the
nanoscale arrangement of the supramolecular lattices formed on graphite and graphene surfaces, which determines the periodicity and geometry of the induced potentials.
By using powerful photon beams generated by the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a DOE User Facility located at Argonne, researchers have shown that they can now control the chemical environment and provide
nanoscale structural detail while simultaneously
imaging the mineral calcite as it is pushed to its extremes.
Researchers from the nanoscience research center CIC nanoGUNE, the Freie Universität Berlin and Neaspec company employ nano - FTIR spectroscopy for label - free chemical and structural
imaging of proteins with
nanoscale spatial resolution and with sensitivity to single protein complexes of less than one attogram (10 - 18 gram).
By comparison, that's about 15 times smaller than a red blood cell, and Zhang said shrinking an infrared light source to such a small scale could open doors to new kinds of chemical sensing and molecular
imaging that aren't possible with today's state - of - the - art
nanoscale infrared spectroscopy.
The easy - to - build lens could lead to improved photolithography,
nanoscale manipulation and manufacturing, and even high - resolution three - dimensional
imaging, as well as a number of as - yet - unimagined applications in a diverse range of fields.
They linked the antibody to a
nanoscale arrangement of iron oxide compounds, similar to rust, which can be seen with magnetic resonance
imaging.
Imaging at the
nanoscale is important to a plethora of modern applications in materials science, physics, biology, medicine and other fields.
With a resolution of 30nm in all direction, this new technique offers true 3D
imaging at the
nanoscale.
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for
Nanoscale BioPhotonics (CNBP), led by the University of Adelaide, have successfully developed an advanced new
imaging technique, which can help assess the quality of early - stage embryos.
«Atomic force microscopy developed for
imaging nanoscale dynamics of neurons.»
All seem to suggest that a new study, released yesterday, has found that
nanoscale materials, used in everything from medical
imaging to cancer treatment, can damage genetic material in our bodies, feeding public fears.
The work in Gail's group involves the design, development and application of linear and nonlinear optical instrumentation for biomedical
imaging, from the
nanoscale to the whole organism.
PeakForce SECM and Conductive AFM
Imaging of
Nanoscale Electrical and Electrochemical Heterogeneity on Pt / p - Si HER Electrodes J. Jiang, P. Nunez, Z. Huang, J. R. McKone, C. Xiang, R. Poddar, P. De Wolf, H. - J.
We will developed a novel
imaging techniques called multi-functional optical coherence tomography (mf - OCT) that is capable of quantifying
nanoscale structures of neural fiber layers and ganglion cells, and the oxygen consumption of the retina, to detect the two early manifestations of glaucoma.
Xradia 810 Ultra increases the throughput of
nanoscale, three - dimensional X-ray
imaging by up to a factor of 10.
We will demonstrate the power and importance of the cross-correlation of
nanoscale hyperspectal
imaging with data from other scanning - probe techniques such as topography, surface potential, conductivity and photocurrent.
Using spatially and temporally resolved fluorescence
imaging of individual catalytic reactions within single
nanoscale catalysts (in this case nanoparticles of gold and palladium), Chen and colleagues found that this was indeed the case.
That cylinder in the middle of the image is the tiny, cubic millimeter - sized chunk of mouse neocortex studied as a test case for
nanoscale brain
imaging technology
That cylinder in the middle of the image is the tiny, cubic millimeter - sized chunk of mouse neocortex studied as a test case for
nanoscale brain
imaging technology (Credit: Harvard University)
Using automated high - content superresolution
imaging and quantitative data analysis, we determined how more than a dozen endocytic proteins are organised at the
nanoscale.
Lichtman says that mouse neocortex test study for
nanoscale brain
imaging looked at a mere three billionths or so of the brain's volume.
They essentially figured out a way to adapt electron microscopy, which goes down to
nanoscale resolutions, for brain
imaging.
Zeiss Nvision 40 FIB SEM for 3D
nanoscale high - resolution
imaging (equipment maintained by EM facility and operated by Hess Lab)
Encompassing
nanoscale science, engineering, and technology, nanotechnology involves
imaging, measuring, modeling, and manipulating matter at the
nanoscale.
Nanoscale simultaneous chemical and mechanical
imaging via peak force infrared microscopy by Le Wang, Haomin Wang, Martin Wagner, Yong Yan, Devon S. Jakob, and Xiaoji G. Xu.