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Features: June 2008
Shedding light on life
Why new fluorescence-microscopy techniques are proving a challenge for physicists and biologists alike
Scanning electron microscopy rises to the challenges of the 21st century
Long seen as a reliable workhorse, the scanning electron microscope also has a more exciting side. Debbie Stokes explains why a 'quiet revolution' is occurring in some SEM labs
Microscopical advances redefine science
The president of the Royal Microscopical Society, Mark Rainforth, tells Siân Harris how a renaissance in electron microscopy is driving materials research forward and leading to new nanotechnologies
Force-microscopy firm finds success in 3D
Asylum Research was built on its founder’s zeal for biophysics - but now its atomic force microscopes are pointing the way towards denser computer memories, and one even has appeared in one of the world’s most popular television shows
Collaborations drive innovation at JEOL UK
Mike Hepburn, managing director of JEOL UK, tells Hamish Johnston how the firm and its customers have flourished by working together
Microscience 2008 offers a hands-on approach to microscopy
Workshops and Learning Zones will give delegates the chance to try out the latest instruments
