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Microscopy Research update Molecular dots rise for information storage Scientists make a high-density molecular memory device
Microscopy Research update Nanotechnology is good for the heart Scientists have built a nanoscale device that can detect proteins associated with heart attacks
Microscopy Research update Lasers target hard drugs Laser spectroscopy could be used to detect heroin and morphine
Microscopy Research update Hollow core cuts Raman thresholds Photonic fibres could shift gas-based nonlinear optics into a new regime
Read article: Electrons probe single atoms Surfaces and interfaces Research update Electrons probe single atoms A breakthrough in electron microscopy could boost the semiconductor industry
Structure and dynamics Research update X-ray beams thin out Analytical techniques could benefit from the narrowest-ever beams of X-rays
Structure and dynamics Research update Electron pulses reach the femtosecond scale Bursts of electrons – rather than light – could probe ultra-fast processes
Read article: Crystals give clues to ancient cosmetics Microscopy Research update Crystals give clues to ancient cosmetics X-ray diffraction reveals how Egyptians made their characteristic black eye make-up