Imaging and microscopy – Page 8
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ResearchTamed sodium in water comes out of the blue
Controlled conditions prevent alkali metal in water exploding letting researchers film and examine reaction with new eyes
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ResearchMolecular net goes viral
Metal–organic suit stabilises virus particles and could lead to longer lasting vaccines
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ResearchProdding molecule causes it to flip between isomers
Switching from one tautomer to another in single molecule achieved using AFM
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ResearchSpreading palladium thinly delivers exceptional catalytic activity
Dispersing individual palladium atoms in titania nanosheet boosts activity 55-fold over commercial counterparts
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ResearchLone atoms reveal van der Waals attraction for the first time
The force between isolated atoms is stronger than expected due to other interactions
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ResearchAFM study could prompt surface catalysis rethink
Intermediates predicted by theory don’t match those seen under the microscope
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ResearchCutting edge chemistry in 2015
We take a look back at the year’s most interesting chemical science stories
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ResearchAFM pictures show bond polarity
Atomic force microscopy technique reveals charge distribution within chemical bonds
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ResearchNanoscale microscopy casts light on cellular dynamics
Nobel prize winning research fulfils early promise to reveal real time cellular processes
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Quasicrystal first as scientists watch them growing under the microscope
Experiments reveal frequent errors form during growth that are later repaired
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ResearchAFM takes first step to unravel asphaltene make-up
Understanding complex crude oil molecules will help to model oil reservoirs and enhance recovery
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ResearchSweetening imaging of sugars to study disease
Whole body labelling of zebrafish sugars will provide new insight into cancer, infection and inflammation
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ResearchX-rays capture super-fast nanoscale film
Chance finding underlines nanodiffraction technique’s power and potential
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Exploding batteries caught on camera
Imaging used to capture exactly what goes on in a lithium-ion battery when a runaway chemical reaction occurs
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ResearchShedding light on fading reds in Van Gogh’s paintings
An exotic lead mineral may be the ‘missing link’ in explaining why the Dutch artist’s work has lost its colour
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ResearchMicroscope pinpoints atoms in a lattice
High precision imaging technique may shed light on alloy structure and performance
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ResearchLive insects pictured with electron microscope
A protective ‘nano-suit’ made from a common detergent protects specimens in a vacuum
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ResearchTomography allows ancient texts to rise from the ashes
Scroll from town destroyed in Vesuvius eruption over 2000 years ago deciphered
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ResearchBlowing up brain tissue with swelling polymer delivers sharper images
Tissue samples inflated to four times their size to overcome microscopy limitations