Nongjian Tao, PhD, director of the Center for Bioelectronics and Biosensors at Arizona State University’s Biodesign Institute and professor in the School of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering, talks to contributing editor Tanuja Koppal, PhD, about a new technique called plasmonic-based electrochemical microscopy (P-ECM) developed in his lab for imaging localized chemical reactions from single nanoparticles. He talks about the advantages of this technique when compared to conventional optical microscopy and scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM) and its potential uses in diverse areas.

Nanotechnology is advancing tools likened to Star Trek's "tricorder" that perform on-the-spot chemical analysis for a range of applications including medical testing, explosives detection and food safety.

Approach tackles newer bullets, eliminates the need for expensive analysis equipment.

Proof-of-concept study could soon allow analysis of early earth chemistry on meteorites and other rocks.

A Florida State University scientist is part of a team of researchers that has developed a non-invasive way to "light up" animal cells, a development that could significantly advance cell-based therapies and pave the way for more effective cancer research in the long run.

Images to light up Times Square, New York; celebrating science, art and discovery.

Companies to Develop and Market Products Designed for Nanoparticle Characterization.

SFU's New Multi-Million-Dollar Centre for Soft Materials Now Offers the Most Advanced Suite of Microscopes in Western Canada.

2014 Honor Marks Fourth Time in Last Ten Years Waters' has been recognized by Pittcon Media Corps.

JEOL USA has launched an imaging contest to showcase some of the best work of users of its electron microscopes.

The ability to locate and count small numbers of impurity atoms could lead to advances in modern electronics and optical fiber communication networks.

For lab manager Mark Lloyd, finding the motivation to come to work every day isn’t difficult. All it takes is an extra-long walk—a routine that started when he was a master’s student working at a shared resource facility at Georgetown University.