- 'Superinsulators' Transform Materials Research
- Scientists Find What Binds in Superconductivity
- NIST Micro Sensor and Micro Fridge Make Cool Pair
- Detailed Picture of Chromatin Structure
- Feld Wins Major Spectroscopy Award
- Mobile SEM
- NIR System
- Volumetric Titrator
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Introduction to Green Engineering
Learn about the green engineering and sustainable design practices that are being developed and deployed with National Instruments products and technologies to conserve energy, identify process inefficiencies, increase uptime, and reduce scrap.
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Newly Discovered 'Superinsulators' Promise to Transform Materials Research, Electronics Design
Superinsulation may sound like a marketing gimmick for a drafty attic or winter coat. But it is actually a newly discovered fundamental state of matter created by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory in collaboration with several European institutions. This discovery opens new directions of inquiry in condensed matter physics and breaks ground for a new generation of microelectronics.
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Scientists Find a Surprise When They Look For What Binds In Superconductivity
For more than 20 years since the discovery of high-temperature superconductivity, scientists have been debating the underlying physical mechanism for this exotic phenomenon, which has the potential to revolutionize the electrical power distribution network.
They've argued at length over the origin of what some have imagined to be a microscopic "glue" that binds the electrons into pairs so they glide effortlessly, overcoming their normal repulsion in typical metals. Is it magnetism or vibrations in the lattice structure of the material or something else?
Now, provocative results yielded by two years of experiments carried out at Princeton University have a group of scientists saying that high-temperature superconductivity does not hinge on a magical glue binding electrons together. The secret to superconductivity, they say, may rest instead on the ability of electrons to take advantage of their natural repulsion in a complex situation.
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NIST Micro Sensor and Micro Fridge Make Cool Pair
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined two tiny but powerful NIST inventions on a single microchip, a cryogenic sensor and a microrefrigerator. The combination offers the possibility of cheaper, simpler and faster precision analysis of materials such as semiconductors and stardust.
The NIST team combined a transition-edge sensor (TES), a superconducting thin film that identifies X-ray signatures far more precisely than any other device, with a solid-state refrigerator based on a sandwich of a normal metal, an insulator and a superconductor. The combo chip, a square about a quarter inch on a side, achieved the first cooling of a fully functional detector (or any useful device) with a microrefrigerator.
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Wilkens-Anderson Offers New 700-page Equipment Catalog
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New Technique Yields More Detailed Picture of Chromatin Structure
University of Illinois researchers have developed a technique for imaging cells under an electron microscope that yields a sharper image of the structure of chromatin, the tightly wound bundle of genetic material and proteins that makes up the chromosomes.
Scientists have known for more than a century that proteins, such as histones, aid in packing DNA into the nucleus of a cell. Human cells contain 2 to 3 meters of DNA, which must be kinked and coiled enough to fit into a region 1/10 the width of a human hair.
Despite the use of powerful, high-resolution imaging techniques such as electron microscopy, the mechanism by which this chromatin packing occurs remains a mystery. The densely coiled chromatin fibers are very difficult to visualize, and little is known about how they condense during cell division, or unwind to allow gene expression.
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Feld Wins Major Spectroscopy Award
Michael Feld, director of MIT's George R. Harrison Spectroscopy Laboratory, has been chosen to receive the 2008 William F. Meggers Award.
The award, given by the Optical Society of America (OSA), honors Feld for his "major contributions to the foundations of laser spectroscopy, and for pioneering developments in the application of spectroscopy to biomedicine."
Feld, a professor of physics, studies various aspects of laser physics, spectroscopy and biomedicine. His optical physics research spans the fields of molecular and atomic spectroscopy, laser-nuclear interactions and the study of dynamical and radiative processes in atoms and molecules.
"Spectroscopy is a wonderful tool for exploring the frontiers of physics, chemistry, biology and medicine, and I'm sure that in the coming years, it will have an enormous impact in everything from improving human health to understanding the secrets of the universe," Feld said. continue
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Mobile SEM Travels As Needed
JEOL's CarryScope is suited for the mobile crime lab, where imaging and analysis of trace evidence are conducted right at the crime scene. In the research or manufacturing setting, it can be transported between the lab, conference room, or office for inspecting products or analyzing research samples.
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NIR System Analyzes Solids and Liquids in Less Than One Minute
FOSS NIRSystems' XDS MasterLab provides dedicated NIR analysis for rapid, non-destructive measurements of solid dosage forms and solids in vials. XDS NIR technology ensures easy use and transferability.
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Volumetric Titrator Features Ultra High Resolution Burette
Hanna Instruments' HI903 volumetric Karl Fisher titrator provides integrated magnetic stirring and dynamic dosing, background drift correction, and endpoint determination algorithms. Additional features include an ultra high resolution burette, peristaltic liquid handling system, and color LCD display.
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