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 Measuring the Electron Transport Properties of DNA Molecules. Sidney R. Cohen, Claude Nogues and Ron Naaman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
Recent research using scanning probe microscopy at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel has shed new light on the electrical transport properties of DNA, focusing on the mechanism by which short oligomers of DNA mediate current flow along individual strands. |
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Microscopy and Analysis 23(6) September 2009 |
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| M&A Microscope Accessories Guide 2009: |
 The M&A 2009 Guide to Microscope Accessories was distributed with the September issue. The Guide contains a categorized listing of products and suppliers of the main accessories used with light, electron and scanning microscopes and is an essential resource for all microscopists.
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| A Selection of News from SPM Companies: |
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 NT-MDT win award for Solver NEXT dual AFM and STM
NT-MDT is proud to announce that its new Solver Next has received the coveted R&D 100 award for the first commercial scanning probe microscope featuring both atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) under one hood |
 Abu Dhabi Institute chooses Asylum Research MFP-3D AFM and NanoIndenter
Asylum Research and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi have announced that the Institute’s Laboratory for Energy and Nano-Science has acquired Asylum’s MFP-3D Stand Alone atomic force microscope and instrumented NanoIndenter to perform research aimed at improving the efficiency of thermoelectric materials and developing non-destructive tools for thin film characterization of photovoltaics |
 Digital Surf announces release of Mountains 5.1 surface metrology software
Mountains 5.1 contains powerful new features for 3D optical microscopy, dimensional analysis of 2D component geometry, dynamic statistics for near-line monitoring of surface parameters, and new Cpk capability parameters, and exploits the latest multi-core and 64-bit technology |
 German institute uses DPN for patterning of biological membrane lipids
Having been the first European facility to use NanoInk’s Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) technology in 2005, one of Germany’s premier research institutes, the Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe (FZK), has recently taken delivery of the first of two new systems to meet the increased user demand |
 Asylum Research and Atomic Force F&E add France representative
Irene Revenko, MD/PhD, of Asylum Research, has been seconded to Asylum’s continental Europe distributor, Atomic Force F&E, as their representative in France for atomic force/scanning probe microscopy |
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| Upcoming SPM Workshops, Conferences and Exhibitions: |
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14-15 OCTOBER
8th International Symposium on Scanning Probe Microscopy in Life Sciences & 2nd International Symposium on Optical Tweezers in Life Sciences, Umspannwerk Ost, Palisadenstrasse 48, Berlin, Germany
Organized by JPK Instruments in Berlin, Germany
www.nanobioviews.net/spm-optical-tweezers.html
21-23 OCTOBER
Asylum Research AFM in Biology Class, Santa Barbara, California.
This class is open to all AFM users that want to increase their knowledge of AFM in biology and life sciences. This world-renowned class, now in its 11th session, combines lectures with hands-on sessions for personal instruction and interaction with the Asylum technical staff.
www.AsylumResearch.com/News/BioClassRegistration9-09.pdf
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2nd AFM Biomed Conference on AFM in Life Sciences and Medicine, Monterey, CA, USA, October 2008
Key papers from this international conference are now published within the September/October special issue of Journal of Molecular Recognition.
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