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X-ray laser focuses on tiny objects
… The work was done using the FLASH x-ray free electron laser and opens the door to
a new technique for atomic-scale imaging that could give biologists their first glimpses
of … 
Introduction to Confocal Raman Microscopy
… materials science and life science, including presentations by experts in the
field in addition to extended hands-on and sample analysis sessions …
Complex systems: from physics to biology and the social sciences
The conference includes as main topics: (i) network structure and dynamics, (ii)
population dynamics and evolution, and (iii) social, ecological and epidemiological
modelling, from a statistical physics and dynamical systems …
Graphene makes its mark on spin
… they could not have imagined how versatile it would be. So far "graphene" has
been envisaged in applications from transistors to hydrogen storage. Now, physicists from
the US claim that …
Gadget recharging goes wireless
… thanks to physicists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology who have come
up with a new way to power electronic gadgets without an electrical cable. Marin Soljacic
and colleagues have …
Climbing plants get wrapped up
Why can climbing plants twine around thin canes, but not around trees? This question has
been playing on the minds of mathematicians in the US and France, who now claim …
Plants halt shifting sands
… -- how plants can be used to stop moving sand dunes. The researchers defined
equations of motion that describe wind velocities, vegetation growth, sand movement and
how the shape of …
Moon’s surface is alive and gassing
The moon's surface is far more active than previously thought; according to researchers in
the US, who claim that gases released from deep beneath the surface continue to shape the …