Holographic video captures microstructures
Holograms often are thought of as the stuff of science fiction, but they actually are part of our...
Carbon dots for that inner glow
Carbon dots – fluorescent carbon nanoparticles – can be used for in vivo cell imaging with both...
Understanding atomic structures one molecule at a time
Molecular structures may soon be exposed with the help of extremely bright ultrafast x-ray pulses...
The fine art of brain tumor painting
According to the American Cancer Society, 22,070 malignant tumors of the brain or spinal cord will...
The little motor that might
Researchers have built a molecule-size motor powered by light that could be used for such tasks as...
The Swiss army knife of nanoparticles
In recent years, researchers have developed nanoparticles for a host of medical applications, from...
Lab on a chip promises advanced diagnostics
Diagnostics often involves testing blood or other biological samples to see if they contain...
The secret of the toucan revealed with an infrared camera
The 18th-century French naturalist Buffon called the colorful, long, hard and curved appendage...
A small and speedy x-ray source
Smaller x-ray machines that offer better resolution and faster imaging than current technology can...
Network helps with device development
Developing a marketable medical device is often a confounding process, but help is available. A new...
Wyatt Technology Corp.
The conversion (theft) claims by Wyatt Technology Corp. of Santa Barbara, Calif., against Viscotek...
Affymetrix Inc.
Affymetrix Inc. of Santa Clara and Beckman Coulter Inc. of Fullerton, both in California, have...
Photek Ltd.
Photek Ltd. of St. Leonards on Sea, UK, has been selected to join the European Seventh Framework...
PerkinElmer Inc.
In Waltham, Mass., PerkinElmer Inc. has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Max Planck...
National Institutes of Health
A $390,000 Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Institutes of Health has been...
BioTek Instruments Inc.
Synergy Mx, a monochromator-based microplate reader from BioTek Instruments Inc. of Winooski, Vt.,...
Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology
The Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de...
PinPointe USA Inc.
In Chico, Calif., PinPointe USA Inc., a medical technology company that introduced the FootLaser,...