News tagged with scanning electron micrographs

Intestinal cells surprisingly active in pursuit of nutrition and defense

Every cell lining the small intestine bristles with thousands of tightly packed microvilli that project into the gut lumen, forming a brush border that absorbs nutrients and protects the body from intestinal ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Scientists image the charge distribution within a single molecule for the first time

(PhysOrg.com) -- IBM scientists were able to measure for the first time how charge is distributed within a single molecule. This achievement will enable fundamental scientific insights into single-molecule ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Under the Microscope #5 - Daisy

In this video Dr Beverley Glover explains how a daisy is a collection of tiny flowers grouped together to make it look like a single big flower.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Taking a deeper look at lunar soil, with X-ray vision

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using a new imaging technique, materials scientists open a window on the moon's geological history.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers create all-electric spintronics

A multidisciplinary team of UC researchers is the first to find an innovative and novel way to control an electron's spin orientation using purely electrical means.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (21) | comments 3

Important Twist in Supercapacitor Research

(PhysOrg.com) -- Car batteries as we know them today may soon be relics. Storing energy in clunky containers with limited shelf lives has plagued car makers and military engineers who need lightweight, powerful ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Sep 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (186) | comments 15

Super-Resolution X-ray Microscopy unveils the buried secrets of the nanoworld

A novel super-resolution X-ray microscope developed by a team of researchers from the Paul Scherrer Institut (PSI) and EPFL in Switzerland combines the high penetration power of x-rays with high spatial resolution, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Structure reveals how cells 'sugar-coat' proteins

Biologists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory, Stony Brook University, and the University of Wurzburg, Germany, have deciphered the structure of a large protein complex responsible for adding ...

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created Mar 11, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A map of the worm: First detailed anatomical atlas of C. elegans for use in the lab

To meet the demands of biologists who work with the model worm C. elegans in the laboratory, a new anatomical atlas has just been published. It is the most detailed and comprehensive atlas of C. elegans in print to date ...

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created Feb 16, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

‘High Q’ Nanowires May be Practical Oscillators

Nanowires grown at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have a mechanical “quality factor” at least 10 times higher than reported values for other nanoscale devices such as carbon nanotubes, ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Nov 27, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (22) | comments 0

Researchers test antibacterial effects of healing clays

Clay is most commonly associated with the sublime experience of the European spa where visitors have been masked, soaked and basted with this touted curative since the Romans ruled. If ASU geochemist Lynda Williams and microbiologist ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 01, 2006 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 0


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