Precision Motorized Microscope Stage is driven by High-Stability Piezo Linear Motors
Comparing MRI Contrasts
Gossuin, Sandre, et al. describe the design of magnetic nanoparticles with optimised relaxivity for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
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The need for speed: Developing coherent Raman scattering
Coherent Raman scattering methods have one key advantage over spontaneous Raman microscopy: speed. The (sub-)microsecond pixel dwell times offered by narrowband CRS imaging methods have initiated a new era of chemical imaging applications in biology and biomedicine.
Nanoparticles on their way through the body – Medicine in miniature
Which pathways do nanomedicines take after they have been swallowed? Scientists find a recirculation pathway of polymeric micelles using multimodal nonlinear optical microscopy.
Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory
When it is time to dispose of hazardous materials they cannot just be thrown out. This subject has become of increasing importance with recent reports of the detection of pharmaceuticals in the water supply Destruction of Hazardous Chemicals in the Laboratory...
Introduction to Adaptive Lenses
This is the first book to address the fundamental operation principles, device characteristics, and potential applications of various types of adaptive lenses. Setting out from basic material properties to device structures and performance, this volume covers...
Advanced Materials Top 40 for May 16, 2012
Many new entries in the Top 40 most-read papers in Advanced Materials last week, including work on graphene, organic and oxide semiconductors, plasmonics, and nanostructures.
Bayer to Establish Wind Energy Research Center
MaterialScience division to pool expertise in research and development at existing site in Otterup, Denmark.
Simulated digestion: nanomaterials improve drug absorption
Materials which can improve drug absorption in the body have been developed using silicon dioxide nanoparticles.