News tagged with diffraction microscopy

Researchers make visible the structure of the smallest crystals

A radical new way of making structures visible at the nano level has been developed at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU, Germany). This new method makes it possible to determine with precision the ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Correcting a trick of the light brings molecules into view

Conventional wisdom holds that optical microscopy can't be used to "see" something as small as an individual molecule. But as it is wont, clever science has once again overturned conventional wisdom. Secretary ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jul 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (20) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers use X-ray diffraction microscope to reveal 3-D internal structure of whole cell

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using the new technique, researchers were able to identify the 3-D morphology and structure of cellular organelles, including the cell wall, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, mitrochondria, granules and nucleolus. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Jun 07, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lensless imaging of whole biological cells with soft X-rays

A team of scientists working at beamline 9.0.1 of the Advanced Light Source (ALS) at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory has used x-ray diffraction microscopy to make images ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 27, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A Little Less Force: Making Atomic Force Microscopy Work for Cells

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists with Berkeley Lab?s Molecular Foundry have developed a nanowire-based imaging technique by which atomic force microscopy could be used to study biological cells and other soft ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Researchers demonstrate nanoscale X-ray imaging of bacterial cells

An ultra-high-resolution imaging technique using X-ray diffraction is a step closer to fulfilling its promise as a window on nanometer-scale structures in biological samples. In the Proceedings of the National Ac ...

Physics / General Physics

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Synthesizing the most natural of all skin creams

Even after nine months soaking in the womb, a newborn's skin is smooth - unlike an adult's in the bath. While occupying a watery, warm environment, the newborn manages to develop a skin fully equipped to protect ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0