Today we are machining some metal inside the scanning electron microscope! By creating a custom fixture, we can manually ...

Scanning electron microscopy is a general type of electron microscopy that generates a topological image of a sample using a beam of electrons to achieve much higher spatial resolution than light ...

Researchers have created organic materials for brain and heart pacemakers, which rely on uninterrupted signal delivery to be effective. Using a plastic base known as polypropylene, the researchers ...

DIATOMACEOUS earth, as mined in Lompoc, California, and other sites in the south-west United States, is made up of the siliceous skeletons of diatoms which lived in the Miocene and Pliocene periods.

Using a STEM-in-SEM conversion holder, we can convert a scanning electron microscope into a scanning transmission microscope. Neat! ==== Timeline ==== 0:00 Intro 0:27 How an SEM works 1:50 Backscatter ...

Department of Materials, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K. National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K. Department ...

Deriving starch nanofibers directly from plants is a process that is both energy and water intensive. A team led by chemist ...

Researchers at Caltech have developed bioresorbable acoustic microrobots (BAM) capable of delivering therapeutic drugs ...

Photosynthesis, the process by which plants, algae and certain kinds of bacteria convert solar radiation into chemical energy ...

New research shows that twisted carbon nanotubes can store high densities of energy to power sensors or other technology.

By studying how light reflects from the surface of metals, engineers can now tell if manufactured parts meet quality control ...