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Vol: 17 # 3

May 2009
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CarmichaelDevelopmental Dynamics in Real Time
EadesComplexions: A Revolutionary Taxonomy for Grain Boundaries
Isabell, & Ishikawa, et al.Development of a 200kV Atomic Resolution Analytical Electron Microscope
PlatusVibration Isolation Critical to Measuring Neuronal Patterns in the Brain
TwestenPhase Identification and Mapping Based on Valence Loss EELS and ELNES
PiperImproved Techniques For Imaging Of Three-Dimensional Transparent Specimens In Advanced Darkfield And Interference Contrast Modes
Walck et al.Low Energy, Low Angle, Large Area Ion Polishing for Improved EBSD Indexing
Barrios, et al.Toward Robust High Resolution Chemical Imaging
OliverDistinguishing the Data from the Dark: Single Source Software or Microscopy Mix and Match?
DavidsonPioneers in Optics: Alhazen and Roger Bacon
ChapmanThe Electron Gun its Saturation and Alignment--An Old Man's Saga
BeauregardDetermining the Micron Marker Distance or Magnification of a Microscopic Image
AndersonA Very Simple Method for Quickly Making Large Numbers of Measurements on Micrographs
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - waxy cuticles
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - TEM of fossil tooth
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - retinas
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM of fibrin clots
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - liposomes
~NetNotesTEM - Oval beam
~NetNotesSEM - oil shale samples
~NetNotesSEM- magnetic materials
~NetNotesSEM - catholuminescence
~NetNotesEDX - broken detector window
~NetNotesEDX- mothball liquid nitrogen chilled detector
~NetNotesCBED - Convergent-beam electron diffraction - thickness measurement
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 17 # 2

March 2009
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CarmichaelA Colorful New Way to Look at the Nuclear Pore!
Vladár, Postek, & MingOn the Sub-Nanometer Resolution of Scanning Electron and Helium Ion Microscopes
MelansonA Versatile and Affordable Plunge Freezing Instrument for Preparing Frozen Hydrated Specimens for Cryo Transmission Electron Microscopy (CryoEM)
Principe, et al.Atomic Layer Deposition and Vapor Deposited SAMS in a CrossBeam FIB-SEM Platform: A Path To Advanced Materials Synthesis
Heaton & ClevelandPushing the Envelope in Atomic Force Microscopy
Haaheim & NafdayDip Pen Nanolithography: A Desktop Nanofabrication Approach Using High-Throughput Flexible Nanopatterning
RynneA Compact Field Emission SEM for Low Voltage Imaging
Ayache, et al.TEM Sample Preparation: An Interdisciplinary Website
King, et al.Microparticles/Exosomes: Isolation and TEM Analysis
RoussieNew Ultra-Thin Pure Silicon Window Grids for Transmission Electron Microscopy Samples
Ostrowski, et al.Preparing Biological Samples for Analysis by High Vacuum Techniques
DavidsonPioneers in Optics: Friedrich Johann Karl Becke and Anders Jöns Ångström
MillerMicroscopy-101: Glass Knives vs. Diamond Knives
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesCHEMICALS - acrolein storage
~NetNotesCHEMICALS – uranyl acetate safety
~NetNotesCHEMICALS- cacodylate safety
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sand
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - etching resin
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION – plan-view TEM samples
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION – stopping points
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - histo knife
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY – colloidal gold
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY – choice of secondary antibodies
~NetNotesSEM – current state of the art for biological specimens
~NetNotesSEM – cooling
~NetNotesEDS – Beryllium and copper
~NetNotesEDX – Sn and Pb ratios
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 17 # 1

January 2009
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CarmichaelTiny Bubbles
Collins, Rowlands, Statham, & HollandNew Large Area Silicon Drift Detectors - Fast Analysis without Compromise
Anderson and LymanMicroscopy Today New Publication Directions
RowlandsManufacturer Training of Electron Microscopy and Analysis Techniques
Seraphin, et al.Remote Microscopy for Education and Outreach
VoylesThe Electron Microscopy Database: an Online Resource for Teaching and Learning Quantitative Transmission Electron Microscopy
LymanSEM Short Courses for Industry: the Lehigh Microscopy School as an example
Carr, and GriffithsDirect Visualisation, Sizing and Counting of Virus and Phage Particles in Liquids
DavidsonPioneers in Optics: Ernst Abbe (1840-1905)
van Mameren, Wozniak, & RagonaSingle-Molecule DNA Stretching Using Optical Tweezers
Ingram, Davilla, & LeFurgeyEvent Streamed Spectrum Imaging using Programmed Beam Acquisition in Biological Microprobe Analysis
PiperRGB-Splitting and Multi-Shot Techniques in Digital Photomicrography–Utilization of Astronomic RGB-Filters in True Color Imaging
Goldman, Davis, & CliffordPreventing the Sale of Fraudulent Gemstones using Non-Destructive X-Ray Fluoresence Spectroscopy
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - glutaraldehyde shelf life
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION – Spurr’s resin
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION – processing paraffin specimens for TEM
~NetNotesMICROTOMY – flattening sections
~NetNotesMICROTOMY – wetting the knife
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - coated grids
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - fluorescence quenching
~NetNotesIMAGE PROCESSING - reference image subtraction
~NetNotesTEM – image distortion
~NetNotesTEM – comparison with STEM
~NetNotesSEM – backscattering detector image formation
~NetNotesSEM – backscatter detector
~NetNotesSEM - Coating for focused ion beam (FIB) SEM
~NetNotesSEM – active and passive acquisition
~NetNotesEM - SF6 detector
~NetNotesEM - CTF function
~NetNotesEM – pump speed vs. ultimate pressure
~NetNotesEM - plasma cleaner
~NetNotesSEM – oil shale rock sample preparation
~NetNotesSEM - of paper
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 16 # 6

November 2008
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CarmichaelSTORM Offers Super-Resolution in 3D!
Thuermer and BarteltImaging Multilayers of Ice with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Ulfig, Larson, Reinhard, & KellyAtom-Probe Tomography - Different Analysis Tools for Three-Dimensional Atomic-Resolution Data
MainwaringApplication of the Gatan X-ray Ultramicroscope (XuM) to the Investigation of Material and Biological Samples
Smentkowski, Ostrowski, Denault, & WoychikCharacterization of Surface and Sub-Surface Defects on Devices using Complimentary Techniques
ShermanNovel Life Science Tensile Stage Integration with Cryo Dual-Beam FIB Technology
Fischer, Dieing, & HollricherUltrafast Confocal Raman Imaging
VanderlindeBreaking the Resolution Barrier in the Scanning Electron Microscope
Voelkl,. Jiang, Dai, & BradleyImproving Image Quality and Reducing Drift Problems via Automated Data Acquisition and Averaging in a Cs-Corrected TEM
Mueller & NeumannSingle Cell Force Measurements and Cell Adhesion
WileyThe McCrone Atlas of Microscopic Particles: The Modern Dynamic Particle Reference Resource
Dean, Gorb, & SummersA cryoSEM Method for Preservation and Visualization of Calcified Shark Cartilage
TaylorThe Use of Poly-L-lysine as an Adhesive in Scanning Electron Microscopy
~MSA Local Affiliate Soc., New England Soc. for Microscopy
LancellePreparing Micrographs and Applying Scale Bars Using Adobe Photoshop Elements(TM)
Kirkland, et al.Nannobacteria, Organic Matter, and Precipitation in Hot Springs, Viterbo, Italy: Distinctions and Relevance
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Negative staining cyanobacteria
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARTION - Aclar film
~NetNotesFREEZE-SUBSTITION - water in acetone
~NetNotesMICROTOMY- vibration dampening
~NetNotesTEM - high resolution mode
~NetNotesTEM - Increasing contrast
~NetNotesEM - water chillers
~NetNotesEM - pH in recirculators
~NetNotesESEM validation
~NetNotesEDX - how does it work?
~NetNotesEM - Imaging Tantalum particles
~NetNotesMICROSCOPY - resolution limits
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - sputter coater troubleshooting
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - room temperature embedding
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - mineralized bone
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARTION - tray for small items
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 16 # 5

September 2008
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CarmmichaelA Scanning Tunneling Microscope as a Switch in a Nanocompter
Alvis and KellyAtom-Probe Microscopy LEAPs the Chasm to Mainstream Applications
Graham, et al.Freezing Techniques: History, Comparisons, and Applications
MacLaren, Farooq, VillaurrutiaUsing EBSD to Map Domain Structures in Ferroelectrics
PiperMulticolor Contrast Effects by Monochromatic Astronomic Filters-Utilization in Light Microscopy and Photomicrography
HohmanLED Light Source: Major Advance in Fluorescence Microscopy
SturmMicroscopy and Microanalysis of Magmatic and Metamorphic Minerals - Part 1: Cordierite
Vokes and CarpenterCellProfiler: Open-Source Software to Automatically Quantify Images
Coersmeier and LeonardNanotectonica: Architectural Design Studio and Table Top SEM
Schierbeek, et al.Online Microscopy Lab Training Modules in an Academic Environment
ShermanDesigning a Rate System for an Imaging Recharge Center
CallahamThe Open_Cut Project - An Interest Group Concerned With Older Ultramicrotomes That No Longer Have Original Vendor Support
ColijnDetermining the Relationship Between the Diameter of an Objective Aperture and Its Subtended Angle
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - propylene oxide
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Epon failing to polymerize
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - LR White polymerization
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - tissue culture embedding
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Staining for suberin and lignin
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - stain artifact
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - black precipitate in sperm TEM sections
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - TEM stabilization layer for delicate polymers
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM of small round samples with charging
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sputter coating atmosphere
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - small, irreplaceable mineral grains for analysis
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - making support films for slotted grids
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - cleaning a diamond knife
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - re-using antibodies
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 16 # 4

July 2008
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CarmichaelHow Much Force Does it Take to Move an Atom on a Surface?
Heyd and BirmannsBeyond the Black Box: Interactive Global Docking of Protein Complexes
HetznerComparing Binary Image Analysis Measurements - Euclidean Geometry, Centroids and Corners
Pitts and StewartConfocal Laser Microscopy on Biofilms: Successes and Limitations
R. Young et al.Extreme High-Resolution SEM: A Paradigm Shift
Zhao et al.Testing Parameters for Two-Dimensional Crystallization and Electron Crystallography on Eukaryotic Membrane Proteins with Liposomes as Controls
Deneen Nowak, Shan and WarrenA New Perspective on Mechanical Testing: In Situ Compression in the TEM
Patterson,Havrilla and DeFriendConfocal Micro X-Ray Fluorescence: A New Paradigm in Materials Characterization
Gorman et al.Hardware and Techniques for Cross-Correlative TEM and Atom Probe Analysis
PasolliImaging Skin Epidermal Stem Cells: A Review
Colby & WardSignature Analysis Applied to EDS Microanalysis
TaylorCryo-Fracture or Freeze-Fracture, a Method to Expose Internal Tissue Surfaces and Cell Surfaces for Viewing in the Scanning Electron Microscope
Mighela et al.SEM Remote Control with a 3D Option
Dusevich, Purk & EickColoring Pictures for Electron Microscopists or Elements of Digital Image Manipulation for Students
~Industry News
NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - acetonitrile as a dehydration agent
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - wicking or blotting grids
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sample mounting
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - drying carbon paint for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - dispersing particle for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sputter coating
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - coating for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - evaporating thick Al layers
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - brain tissue for EM
~NetNotesDIGITAL IMAGING - resolution
~NetNotesEM - algae in chiller
~NetNotesEM - maximum length of vacuum lines
~NetNotesEM - magnetic interference from UPS
~NetNotesEM - filament life
~NetNotesTEM - FFTs in focusing and removing objective astigmatism
~NetNotesSEM - low keV imaging
~NetNotesSEM - interference
~NetNotesSEM - digital camera
~NetNotesEDX problems
~Advertisers Index
Vol: 16 # 3

May 2008
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CarmichaelLooking at Proteins Interacting and Folding inside Cells
Doyle, Amato & ChristnerLife In and Under the Antarctic Ice Sheets
St. Jeor, et al.Identifying Foreign Material Contamination in Food and Food Ingredients
Tsung, et al.Development of TV-rate CCD Cameras for in-situ Electron Microscopy
Colby & WardSignature Analysis Applied to EDS Microanalysis
Todd, et al.Automated Image Acquisition of Polymer Blend Morphology in an SEM
Carpenter & BridgesSurface Preparation of Uranium by Ion Milling
Bond & HardacreUsing Iodine Vapour Staining to Visualize Starch Distribution in a Dry, Extruded Food
Hou & LiA Method to Characterize and Correct Elliptical Distortion in Electron Diffraction Patterns
Gorb, Voigt, & PeiskerInsect Epicuticular Grease Visualised by Scanning Probe Microscopy
Perkins, Blom, McComb, & AllardFunctional Collaborative Remote Microscopy: Inter-Continental Atomic Resolution Imaging
Eades & DealWhy is it Difficult to Simulate EBSD Patterns Accurately?
Schamp, Valdez, & GazdaQuick Sample Preparation and EFTEM Elemental Characterization of FAB Based Defects
~Industry News
NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - coloring Epon
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - heat fixation of bacteria
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM of smooth muscle
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - fungi for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cross section polishing for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Labeling SiO2 particles
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - quantum dots for EM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - immunogold staining of DNA and chitosan
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - picking up cryosections
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - permeabilization
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - colloidal gold
~NetNotesIMAGE PROCESSING - false color images LOW
~NetNotesIMAGE ANALYSIS - LOW
~NetNotesTEM camera problems
~NetNotesFESEM - exploding ceramics
~NetNotesESEM - filament degradation
~NetNotesScanning He-ion microscope
~NetNotesEDS - accuracy of thin film measurements
~NetNotesEDS - analysis on thin contaminant layer
~NetNotesEDS - effect of beam alignment on results MEDIUM
~NetNotesSILICON DRIFT DETECTORS - element mapping
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - diffusion pump
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 16 # 2

March 2008
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CarmichaelMicroscopy used to Show how Spiders Hide!
O'Hara, Brown, and LochnerImproving EDS For Low Energy X-Rays Under 1000eV Using an Attachable Detector Optic
Lysenkov and MonigleUnique Minilens Cooling System Results in a Compact TEM
ChapmanSimplification and Variation in TEM Focus Techniques
Hariharan, et al.Extending Depth of Field in LC-SEM Scenes by Partitioning Sharpness Transforms
Carr and MalloyNanoparticle Measurement Through Visualisation
SturmMicroscopy and Microanalysis of Corona Textures in Eclogitic Greenschists from the Eastern Alps, Austria
PiperWide Field and Deep Focus imaging in Photomicrography Optical and Software-Based Techniques
Chatterjee, et al.A Simple Method for Imaging DNA using SEM
Croccolo and RiccardiPassive Mirror Imaging through a Solid-State Back-Scattered Electron Detector
Rao, et al.Modified Cryo-Preparation for Studying Salt Glands in the Turf Grass Zoysia matrella
TringElectron Microscopy Vacuum Pump Basics
ErdosMSA Tutorials Videos
~Industry News
NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - embedding pine needles
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - softening hard tissues
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPATION - SEM of wires encased in polyurethane
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - etchants for 6xxx aluminum
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Ni in double-sticky carbon dots
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - problems cutting serial thick sections
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - sectioning seeds
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - multilayer film
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - polymer films and hard particles
~NetNotesLM - arc lamps and electromagnetic fields
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - plasma cleaners
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - sputter coater maintenance
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - large capacity water tap filters
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - chiller pump and lifting power
~NetNotesINSTRUMENTATION - ion getter pump longevity
~NetNotesLM - infinity corrected objectives
~NetNotesEELS - carbon contamination
~NetNotesRUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY - elemental composition
~NetNotesCATHODOLUMINESCENCE DETECTOR - magnification
~NetNotesProject MICRO: New Sandbox Contact
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 16 # 1

January 2008
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CarmichaelMicroscopy Used to Discover New, Cool Mineral!
Ichinokawa, et al.Material Contrast of Scanning Electron and Ion Microscope Images of Metals
Hong and GhoshEffective Cell Identification and Segmentation in Fluorescence Microscopy with New Fluorescent Whole Cell Stains
Rowlands, et al.Giving your SEM or FIB a Helping Hand
MacNeil and McMillanAn Introduction to 3D Microscopy Techniques
Wang, at al.Scanning Transmission Electron Microscopy for Critical Dimension Monitoring in Wafer Manufacturing
Kalinin, et al.Nanoelectromechanics of Inorganic and Biological Systems: From Structural Imaging to Local Functionalities
SchwarzerSpatial Resolution in ACOM-What Will Come After EBSD
NingLab-Tek Chamber Slide for TEM Prep: A Simple, Rapid, and Reliable Protocol for In Situ Embedding Monolayer Cell Cultures in Epoxy and LR White Resin
Gass and PorterImaging Carbon Nanoparticles in Cells
Coudray, et al.Automatic Acquisition and Image Analysis of 2D Crystals
~Industry News
NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - osmium ignition
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - wood for TEM
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - perchloric acid hazards
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - differential polymer staining
~NetNotes MICROTOMY - alternative ultramicrotome knives
~NetNotes IMAGE ANALYSIS - stitching high-resolution microscope images
~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - adherent cells
~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - pre-embedding tissue cultures
~NetNotes TEM: Objective aperture vs. EFTEM
~NetNotes TEM - alignment problem
~NetNotes TEM - lattice fringes
~NetNotes TEM - micelle solutions
~NetNotes TEM - ice contamination
~NetNotes EDX - plants and seeds
~NetNotes EDX - biological sample
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 15 # 6

November 2007
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Carmichael and SchoenwolfEstablishing the Initial Embryonic Axis
Prikhodko, et al.Beyond Death: Forensic Investigations of pre-Columbian Mummies from the Tarapaca Valley, Chile, Using Variable Pressure SEM and Raman Spectroscopy
Scipioni, Stern, and NotteApplications of the Helium Ion Microscope
Rohde and CamusMethods of Maximizing X-ray Detection in SEMs
Hidrovo and LundyThree Dimensional Imaging of Structure and Flow--Critical to Advances in Microfluidics
Phatak and De GraefIs a Cs Corrector Necessary for Lorentz Vector Field Tomography?
Fejeran, et al.TEM of Bacteriophages Found in Marine Sources
GerminarioNanoscale Thermal Property Characterization of Automotive Polymer Coatings
MacMahon and Raz-MoyalComputer-Controlled Polishing System For Preparing Multiple Pre-FIB TEM Specimens
BeauregardTungsten Filament Heating Effects
Strohmeier, et al.The Database Solution to Particle-by-Particle Analysis of Mixed Mineral Dusts
LeonardTable Top SEM Utilization in a High School Nanotechnology Course
SchooleyMicroscopy for Children
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - staining lipids for TEM
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - staining polysaccharides for TEM
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Thermanox coverslip
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - dewaxing leaf surface for SEM
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - osmium tetroxide on Lowicryl sections
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - premature polymerization
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Au on C and Al/W dendrites
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - sputter coater glass chamber
~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - sputter coater thickness
~NetNotes EM - Wi-Fi and RF interference
~NetNotes TEM - contamination
~NetNotes SEM - tilt correction
~NetNotes SEM - wt% or atom%?
~NetNotes SEM - secondary electron detection
~NetNotes EDX - SDD detectors
~NetNotes ELECTRON DIFFRACTION
~NetNotes XRF in SEM-ED
~NetNotes GENERAL TECHNIQUES - canned air
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 15 # 5

September 2007
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Carmichael and RemsteinDirecting Traffic in Lymph Nodes
Nowell and CarpenterMulti-Length Scale Characterization of the Gibeon Meteorite using Electron Backscatter Diffraction
LichSEM Provides Critical Process Information in Pharmaceutical Applications
Ishizuka et al.Optimal Noise Filters in High-Resolution Electron Microscopy
Morgan, Gleason and VaneQuantification of Contaminant Removal by Evactron Cleaning Using Quartz Crystal Thickness Monitors
Feinberg and FialaReconstructing What Was: Software Applied to Serial Section TEM
RomeroOvercoming Challenges in Material Science Testing with the use of Large Specimen SEM Analysis
SturmMicroscopic analysis of magmatic crystals Ð Part 2: A SEM study of the stability of accessory zircon under increasing metamorphic conditions
FangSpecimen Preparation for SEM Examination of Thin Polymer Films
Hing et al.Applications of Focused Ion Beam (FIB) on Yeast Cell & SARS Virus
Saenz et al.Advanced Metallographic Techniques Applied to Diesel Particulate Filters
SharmaNew Approaches to Managing, Marketing, and Money for Maintaining a Core Facility (4Ms)
~Part 3: Marketing and Managing a Research Core/Facility
JeromeThe Beginnings of the Southeastern Microscopy Society
~NetNotesIndustry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - colloidal gold conjugation of proteins
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION Ð paraffin dewaxing
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARTION Ð measuring resin components
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION Ð fixation of low pH extremophiles
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION Ð UV polymerization
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM glue without carbon
~NetNotesTEM Ð calibration
~NetNotesTEM - 120 Kev vs 200 Kev instruments
~NetNotesTEM Ð cause of specimen damage
~NetNotesTEM & SEM terminology - kV or keV?
~NetNotesELECTRON MICROPROBE - carbon coater
~NetNotesSEM/EDX - thin film thickness measurement
~Advertiser's Index
Vol: 15 # 4

July 2007
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CarmichaelProbing Individual Proteins in Unsupported Membranes
RietmeijerMicrobeam Analyses of the Most Challenging Extraterrestrial Samples Ever Returned
Anderson and FosterMicroscopy Today 2007 Salary Survey Results
SolebelloFibrous Sepiolite Use As An Asbestos Substitute: Analytical Basics
Neijssen, Lich, & CarlesonLow Vacuum SEMs: Latest Generation Technologies and Applications
PiperLuminance Contrast – a New Visible Light Technique for Examining Transparent Specimens
Favret, Fuentes,& FerreroTemporal Evolution of Incipient Damage on Metallic Surfaces Analyzed by Unidirectional Laser Oblique Illumination (ULOI)
ClarkeMultimode Trans-Illuminator for the Stereomicroscope
Rodriguez and SullivanNew Approaches to Managing, Marketing, and Money for Maintaining a Core Facility -- Developing a Financial Plan for the Long-term “Care and Feeding†of Major Equipment
BrooksThe College of Microscopy - Meeting Rapidly Growing Microscopy Demands
AhlstrandGetting Epoxy Semi-Thin Sections to Stick to Glass Slides
BestSEM Stub Holders for Sputter Coating at 90° Tilt
StraszheimDigital Cameras and the TEM
BeanlandSilicon Cross-Section Sample Preparation (Cleaving)
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cell cultures and aldehyde fixatives
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - lung tissue
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - enhancing contrast of mitochondria
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - plant fixation
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cacodylate vs. phosphate buffer
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - myelin osmication
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - alternative to uranyl acetate stain
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - lead citrate and block staining
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - dehydration of molds
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - ruthenium oxide
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - bacterial flagella
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - bacterial samples for SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cationic dyes for bacterial visualization in SEM
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - progressive lowering of temperature technique
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - metal shadow casting of DNA
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cross-sectioning packaging film
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - aluminum evaporation
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sputter coating
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - humidity levels
~NetNotesIMAGING - digital compression
~NetNotesXTEM - surface densities of particles
~NetNotesSEM - smooth, low-Z substrates
~NetNotesSEM - imageing on glass
~NetNotesSEM - aluminosilicate and BSE
~NetNotesSEM - intermittent vacuum leak
~NetNotesSTEM-EDX
~NetNotesEDS - carbon contamination
~NetNotesELECTRON DIFFRACTION - instability
~NetNotesELECTRON DIFFRACTION - orientation of the diffraction pattern
~Advertisers Index
Vol: 15 # 3

May 2007
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CarmichaelIlluminating the Formation of Lumens
MardinlyMoore's Law: A Review of Feature Size Shrinkage and its Effect on Microscopy in the Semiconductor Industry
GauglerAn SEM Analysis Of Amphipleura pellucida with New Findings
ReuThe Proposed Doppler Electron Velocimeter and the Need for Nanoscale Dynamics
DobbieResolution and Sampling in Digital Imaging
PiperUse of Astronomy Filters in Light Microscopy and Photomicrography
SturmAnalyzing the Growth of Magmatic Crystals Ð An Electron Microprobe Analysis Study
Stuurman, Amdodaj and ValeµManager: Open Source Software for Light Microscope Imaging
Ellis and PendletonVapor Coating: A Simple, Economical Procedure for Preparing Difficult Specimens for Scanning Electron Microscopy
Dusevich and EickStudents and the SEM: The First Encounter
Stoks and GroenThe Magnification Myth
Griffin andPlattenQuality Controls on SEM Performance: A Novel Reference Sample
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - LR White polymerization
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - pollen grains
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - tripod polishing problems
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - ruthenium tetroxide staining recipe
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - embedding mouse lens & eye
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - pre-embedding cells in agar
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - annealing tantalum
~NetNotesIMMUNOCTYOCHEMISTRY - BSA purity for use as blocking agent
~NetNotesIMAGE ANALYSIS - phase analysis
~NetNotesPHOTOGRAPHY - neutral density filters
~NetNotesDARKROOM - uneven printing
~NetNotesCAMERAS - CMOS versus CCD
~NetNotesMICROSCOPY - analysis of paper
~NetNotesLM - Koehler illumination
~NetNotesLM - calibration standard Z direction
~NetNotesEM - field sources
~NetNotesTEM - cleaning Pt apertures
~NetNotesTEM - free lens control
~NetNotesSEM - takeoff angle
~NetNotesSEM - shorted lead wires - current contrast?
~NetNotesSEM - lines on slow scan/capture
~NetNotesElectron beam simulation
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 15 # 2

March 2007
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CarmichaelMicroscopy Reveals Early Neolithic Dentistry
Hooper-McCarty and FoeckeMicroscopic Analysis of Metal Recovered from the Wreck of RMS Titanic
Ngo, Hernandez, Roth, and JoySTEM Imaging of Lattice Fringes and beyond in a UHR In-Lens Field-Emission SEM
Dunning and StothardFrom the McArthur to the Millennium Health Microscope (MHM): Future Developments in Microscope Miniaturization for International Health
Philip and ShillingtonA Novel Technique of Hair Removal to Examine the Cuticle of Arthropods
LichSite Specific Three-dimensional Structural Analysis in Tissues and Cells Using Automated DualBeam Slice &View
Little and BorahFeature Characterization of Microfluidic Channels Created Using Direct Laser Ablation
PlatusNegatice Stiffness Vibration Isolation Technology for Nanotechnology
NizetImproving Membrane Staining of Cultured Cells Using Ferrocyanide as a Post-Fixative
SchwarzerThe Preparation of Mg, Cd and Zn Samples for Crystal Orientation Mapping with BKD in an SEM
GorbVisualisation of Native Surfaces by Two-Step Molding
Johannessen, Llewellyn, Kluth, and RidgwayCold Temperature Preparation of XTEM Specimens of Embedded Metallic Nanoparticles
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - frozen tissue for TEM
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation of whole mosquitoes
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation for mitochondria
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation of mouse brain tissue
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - purpose of PVP
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - maleate buffers
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Vibratome sections
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White polymerization problem
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of cells without critical point drying
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of cells in monolayer
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of Zebra fish
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - critical point drying
~NetnotesMICROTOMY - cryo-ultramicrotomy
~NetnotesMICROTOMY - specimen advance
~NetnotesLM - S waves in phase contrast optics
~NetnotesLM - 3-D reconstruction from serial paraffin sections
~NetnotesMICROSCOPY - LASIK, floaters, and posterior vitreous detachment
~NetnotesTEM - defect density threshold
~NetnotesTEM - effect of high temperature on grids
~NetnotesTEM - cleaning a LaB6 emitter
~NetnotesTEM - power line and stray field shielding
~NetnotesSEM - solid state versus a scintillator
~NetnotesSEM - low vs. high vacuum mode
~NetnotesSEM - beam penetration
~NetnotesEBL/ PMMA Mask
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 15 # 1

January 2007
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CarmichaelWhy Penguin Beaks are Sexy!
Schamber and van BeekA 'Different' Kind of Microscopy
McArdleMicrowave Myths and Tissue Processing
Thesen, et al.Recent Developments in CrossBeam(R) Technology
Killgore, et al.Heated-Tip AFM: Applications in Nanocomposite Heated-Tip AFM: Applications in Nanocomposite Polymer Membranes and Energetic Materials
Cuti and JabbarAutomated S/TEM Sample Preparation for Semiconductor Process Support
ElliottSerial Sectioning via Microtomy (or, How To Get Over 100 Consecutive Serial Sections On One TEM Gird)
Mitterbauer, Browning, and DeshmukhA Combined In-situ and Electron Tomography Holder for (S)TEM
RideoutInfrared Laser Confocal Microscopy: Fast, Flexible, Cost-Effective Inspection and Metrology Tool for Microelectronic Manufacturing
ShermanNew Approaches to Managing, Marketing, and Money for Maintaining a Core Facility
HumphreyPart Ia: Case Study: Strategic plan for an EM Facility
BlewettPart Ib: How to Make a Business Plan for Facility Maintenance and Growth
LeunissenA Note on Storing and Testing Gold Conjugates
SongCross-sectional TEM Sample Preparation for Nanowires or Porous Films Grown on a Substrate
~New & Interesting at Cell Biology and Industry News
~NetnotesTOPICS
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - buffers for fixation
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - high pH buffer for fixation
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - cells grown on collagen gels
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - preservation of microbes in external mucous
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - charcoal and wood
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - embedding wood
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - propylene oxide vs. acetone
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White flat embedding
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White contrast
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - previously frozen tissues
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - embedding acrylamide gel
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - oil-in-water nanoemulsion
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - cross section of multilayers on stainless substrate
~NetnotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - negative staining with ammonium molybdate
~NetnotesLM - dark field microscopy
~NetnotesLM - phase contrast vs. dark field
~NetnotesTEM - digital cameras
~NetnotesCrystallographic indices
~NetnotesEBSD - sharpness
~NetnotesEBIC vs. SE
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 6

November 2006
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CarmichaelMicroscopes in Art Galleries?
Nowell, Chui-Sabourin., and Carpenter.Recent Advances in High-Speed Orientation Mapping
PiekosDiffracted Light Contrast: Improving the Resolution of a Basic Light Microscope by an Order of Magnitude
Smentkowski, et al.Nature's Engineering Marvels: the Structure and Chemistry of a Butterfly Wing
HaslingIntegrating High Resolution Light Microscopy and Real Time Observation of Fluorescent Labels
MoberlyChan, Felter & WallSurface Rippling & Ion Etch Yields of Diamond Using a Focused Ion Beam: With or Without Enhanced-Chemistry, Aspect Ratio Regulates Ion Etching
Li and DravidInternet-Based Administration of Shared Instruments with Facility Online Manager
StevensAndrew Paul Leonard: Capturing the Cover of Time Magazine
SubramanianStreamlining the Modern Lab
Cole, et al.Intermediate Magnification Imaging System for Whole Organs/Organisms
Streiker and SmithThe NEST Laboratory: The Art of a Multi-User Facility
BaskinButyl-methyl-methacrylate for Immunocytochemistry Through the Light Microscope
SpitalerHow To Stick Loosely Adherent Cells To Glass Slides
AndersonJust Say NO to Microtoming Silicon!
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - ventricle embedding problem
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - sample preparation polymer blend
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Staining starch in sections
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - staining methods
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - Thiocarbohydrazide
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION - cotton fibers
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Immunogold labeling & SEM
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - testing colloidal gold
~NetNotesIMAGE ANALYSIS - object size
~NetNotesEM - Venting EM Chambers
~NetNotesTEM - electron diffraction
~NetNotesTEM - Nickel grids & EDX
~NetNotesSEM - Back scattered electrons and edge effects
~NetNotesSEM - Backscattered electron images
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 5

September 2006
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CarmichaelWhen Did Agriculture Begin?
J. R. Michael, et al.Microscopy and Microanalysis of Nano-Scale Materials
XF Zhang and KaminoImaging Gas-Solid Interactions in an Atomic Resolution Environmental TEM
Harris and VastenhoutImproved Sectioning of Polymers Using an Oscillating Diamond Knife for Transmission Electron Microscopy
Anderhalt and SwensonApplications for Automated Particle Analysis
SanchezElectromagnetic Simulation Optimizes Design of a Sub-20 nm Resolution Optical Microscope
LiJECPÑa Java Electron Crystallography Project
Yount, et al.Preparation of the Yeast Pichia pastoris for Transmission Electron Microscopy
GorbFly Microdroplets Viewed Big: a Cryo-SEM Approach
HazeltonQuantification of Virus Suspensions by Direct Particle Counting
ClarkeOlympus E330 DSLR for Photomicrography with Older Design Microscopes
Z ZhangMulti-Axial Stage for a Stereo Dissecting Microscope
EllisA Simplified Method for Formulation of Epoxy Resin Embedding Media
RayA Simple Cleaning Method for Penning Gauges
HazeltonNegative Stains/Staining 2.5 mM Phosphotungstic Acid, 25µg/mL Bacitracin, pH 7.0
HazeltonAgar Diffusion
~New and Interesting at M&M-2007
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY Ð Colloidal gold
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Hydrofluoric acid and LR White
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Flat embedding
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - glow discharge
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - microwave processing
~NetNotesSPECIMEN PREPARATION Ð high vacuum issues with carbon evaporator
~NetNotesTEM - image diffraction pattern rotation
~NetNotesTEM - Darkfield imaging
~NetNotesTEM - Wehnelt assembly
~NetNotesTEM Ð powder sample preparation
~NetNotesSEM - critical point drying insects
~NetNotesSEM - Observation of polymers morphology
~NetNotesSEM - electromagnetic fields
~NetNotesSEM - Critical Point Drier solvents
~NetNotesMICROANALYSIS - X-ray emission table
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 4

July 2006
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Carmichael and RosenblattImaging New Paths for Malarial Parasites
Barabe, Martin, Schumacher, Swider, and TeetsovExamination of the Gospel of Judas Using An Integrated Approach to Ink Characterization
Potsaid and WenActive Optics Improve Microscope's Field of View
Morgan, Notte, R. Hill, WardAn Introduction to the Helium Ion Microscope
EllisSolutions to the Problem of Substitution of ERL 4221 for Vinyl Cyclohexene Dioxide in Spurr Low Viscosity Embedding Formulations
Kelly, Thompson, Marquis, and LarsonAtom Probe Tomography Defines Mainstream Microscopy at the Atomic Scale
LachicaKeeping Life in Focus New Systems Prevent Z-axis Drift in Time Lapse Studies
Tarr, Nishikida, and IzziaInfrared Chemical Imaging: Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Components
SheffieldCreating Pseudocolor Images using ImageJ
West, and StarostinaNanoparticle Visualization with an AFM
Grandy and KjollerThe Identification of Particles in a Polymer Film Using Nano-Thermal Analysis
Vane and CarlinoEnvironmental Contamination Sources and Control in High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy
GanWater -- A Clean "Glue" to Attach Hydrophilic Plates to an AFM Sample Stage
StanleyProtect Your Detectors
ShermanDissolving Osmium Tetroxide the Easy Way
~Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Critical point drier valves
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - negative staining enterococci
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - dispersing powder samples
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - metallic glasses
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Time course experiment
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Formvar film problems
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Solvents that do not affect Formvar
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - Gelatin as the embedding media
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - neutralizing glutaraldehyde
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - Diamond knife damage
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - JB-4 resin
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - sections moving around
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - Biofilms on latex
~NetNotesLM - field of view
~NetNotesLM - quantitative fluorescence
~NetNotesTEM - lead citrate
~NetNotesTEM - immunolocalization
~NetNotesSEM - roots for EM
~NetNotesSEM - imaging sample with magnetic substrate
~NetNotesSEM - ultrafiltration membranes
~NetNotesSEM - red blood cells
~NetNotesEM - platinum nanoparticles
~NetNotesLM - fluorescence in plastic resins
~NetNotesTEM - viral particles
~NetNotesMICROSCOPY - imaging carbon nanotubes
~NetNotesMICROSCOPY - imaging protein crystals
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 3

May 2006
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CarmichaelTeaching Old Microscopes New Tricks
Rueden and EliceiriVisBio: a Flexible Open-Source Visualization Package for Multidimensional Image Data
Kankaanpaeae et al.BioImageXD - New Open Source Free Software for the Processing, Analysis and Visualization of Multidimensional Microscopic Images
LittleNovel Developments in High-Frequency Micro-Ultrasound Imaging
Erdman, Campbell, and AsahinaPrecise SEM Cross Section Polishing via Argon Beam Milling
Scouten,O'Connor, & CunninghamPerfusion Fixation of Research Animals
Mulders, and GholiniaThree-Dimensional Crystallographic Analysis Beyond EBSD Mapping: The Next Dimension
McMahon and AlsoussImproved Cutting of One-Micron Plastic Sections using Qwick Glass Knives
MorrisThe Scanning of Colour and B&W Film and Photographs for Image Processing, Analysis and Archiving - On a Tight Budget
ChernoffA Comment on AFM vs. Replicas for High Resolution Imaging
Cohen-GouldEmbedding Cultured Cells Grown in Well Plates
Connelly & RuggieroFlies in a Box
GarshaA Comment on using FLIM with FRET
SchooleyMicroscopy for Children
~New and Interesting at PITTCON & Industry News
~NetNotesTOPICS
~NetNotesLM - floaters
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - viral particles
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - cell culture preparation
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - propylene oxide
~NetNotesSAMPLE PREPARATION - MgO preparation and Fe oxidation
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - cleaning grids
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - section thickness
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - nanogold in semithin sections
~NetNotesEM - microscope cooling lines
~NetNotesEM - operating voltage
~NetNotesTEM - Replicas
~NetNotesTEM - carbon post-coating
~NetNotesEDS - Low Z peak pileup
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 2

March 2006
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CarmichaelMicroscopes Reveal Prehistoric High Technology
Reffner and LearyThe Influence of Microspectroscopy on Evaluating and Analyzing Forensic Evidence
HubertThe Value of S/TEM: Matching Solutions, Applications, and Economics
SeraphinBrief Review: Basic Properties and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes
Linton, Farmer, & TriemerAssessing Microalgal Morphology from Century-Old Herbarium Sheets using SEM
EadesMicroscopy in Ecuador
WalckOvercoming Severe XEDS Peak Overlaps with the AEM
Jones and ReidA Comparison of Photomicrographs Imaged Through a Late 18th C. Thomas Ribright, Cuff-Type, Brass Microscope and a Modern Olympus Optical Microscope
ZaluzecComputationally Mediated Experimental Science
MelmedThe Day Atomic Resolution Microscopy Happened
HertzlerRhodamine Fluorescence After 15-year Storage in Methyl Salicylate
Heckman,Cayer, and VargheseWhen Point To Point Is Not Enough
MagerMaking Replicas of Surfaces for TEM and SEM
~Industry News
~NetNotes - Topics
~NetNotesLM - Refractive index of organelles
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Permount and FITC
~NetNotesIMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Bacterial permeabilization
~NetNotesTEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Embedding tissue culture cells
~NetNotesTEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - making PVA and PVAH adhesives
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - Cleaning copper grids
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - Glue for serial sectioning
~NetNotesMICROTOMY - Making Formvar films
~NetNotesTEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Negative staining pili
~NetNotesSEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Critical point drying
~NetNotesSEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Magnetic etching
~NetNotesSEM - Image distortion
~NetNotesTEM - LR White contrast
~NetNotesTEM - Colloidal Silica Particle Size Distribution)
~NetNotesTEM- Beam problem
~NetNotesTEM - Starting ion pumps without cooling water
~NetNotesEDS - Ge EDS detector
~NetNotesEDS - Oil on detector window
~NetNotesAFM - Sample preparation
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 14 # 1

January 2006
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CarmichaelWhy Flies Walk with Wet Feet
LundyAdvanced Confocal Microscopy An Essential Technique for Microfluidics Development
Smith and BrygThe Staining of Polymers II
Ma and RossmanLow Voltage FESEM of Geological Materials
Fellmann, Banez, Carragher and PotterTemperature Monitoring of an EM Environment
StathamPractical Issues for Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis in SEM at Low kV
CollinsMounting Media and Antifade Reagents
Mackenzie, Burke, Carvalho and Eades, MSA SubCommittee on the Ethics of Digital ImagingEthics and Digital Imaging
Camus and RohdeInvestigating the Microstructure of a Newly Developed Aluminum Alloy Through X-ray Microanalysis
GoodblattPart II - Ontologies and Business Process: Fostering LIMS Development Through Open Standards
Scouten & CunninghamFreezing Biological Samples
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 13 # 6

November 2005
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CarmichaelVery Cool Clathrin
SperlMetallography for the European Copper Age: Research on the Axe-Blade of the Glacier-Mummy from the Oetztaler Alps in Tyrol
BurrageMicroscopy and Microbes at Plum Island: Protecting America's Livestock
Vander VoortColor Metallography
Cloud, et al.Characterization of Solids from Oilfield Emulsions
Frederik and StormsAutomated, Robotic Preparation of Vitrified Samples for 2D and 3D Cryo Electron Microscopy
CookEx-Situ "Auto Lift" Technique for TEM Sample Preparation
Miller and FreyWriting Nano-Scale Patterns on Insulators Using Variable Pressure Electron-Beam Lithography
SchooleyMicroscopy for Children
GoodblattFostering LIMS Development Through Open Standards
Kelly and Melmed50th Anniv. Celebrations of Atomic-Resolution Imaging
GanAttaching Spheres to Cantilevers for Colloidal Probe Force Measurements: A Simplified Technique
KiernanNissl: The Man, The Stain and The Substance
~Industry News
~NetNotes
~Index of Advertisers
Vol: 13 # 5

September 2005
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CarmichaelGetting the Green Light to Measure Small Forces
Shah and JermanThe Application of Electron Microscopy Techniques to the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation
Sims, Lockwood and HardinIntegrating Light and TEM Information with F-TEM images
TreacyFluctuation Microscopy: What is it?
Estrada, Selim, and S.E. MillerTEM of Paraffin-Embedded H&E-Stained Sections for Viral Diagnosis (An Unusual Papovavirus Case)
HerringEnergy-Filtered Electron Holography
Nett and AndesImaging of the Development and Therapeutic Response of an In Vivo Fungal Catheter Biofilm
ClarkeEucentric Stage for Recording Stereo Pair Photomacrographs
WangA Novel FIB Method for Preparing Three Dimensional TEM Specimens
FrielASTM Standards in Microscopy
EadesMicroscopy in Costa Rica
Cohen-GouldA Stable Lead Citrate Stain for Grids
~New and Interesting at M&M-2005
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 13 # 4

July 2005
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CarmichaelA Closer Look at the Nuclear Pore Complex
Frekers, Aksit, Pilipenko, and BYengerA Novel High-Speed Optical Scanning Microscope for Routine Clinical Applications
Kujawa, Freitag, and HubertAn Aberration Corrected (S)TEM Microscope for Nanoresearch
McCaffreyEasy Guide to Calibrating TEMas and STEMas
McCarthyChemical Imaging with Infrared Microscopy
MooreThe Total Release Method for FIB In-Situ TEM Sample Preparation
Nowell, Witt, and TrueEBSD Sample Preparation: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks
Ruach-NirAn Innovative Method for Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Wet Samples in Scanning Electron Microscopes
ShermanFunding Opportunities for Acquiring Equipment from Federal Granting Agencies - Part III: IMR
ShermanM&M 2004 Core Facility Management - Part IV: Q & A
WebsterEmbedding Small Specimens for TEM Examination
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 13 # 3

May 2005
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Alden et al.Objects Worthy of Notice Microscopical Anatomy of Selected Plants Collected by The Lewis & Clark Expedition
CarmichaelVisualizing Gene Expression in Real-Time
HumphreyVirtual Electron Microscopy for Undergraduate/Graduate Classes
Ishizuka and AllmanPhase Measurement in Electron Microscopy, Using the Transport of Intensity Equation
Jiang, et al.Influence of Illumination Conditions on Temperature in Sample Cell and the Output of a Quadrant Detector in an Optical Tweezers System
Rice and KnowlesUltra High Resolution SEM on Insulators and Contaminating Samples
Schichnes, Nemson, and RuzinMicrowave Protocols for Plant and Animal--Paraffin Microtechnique
Schmidt, et al.Nondestructive, High-Resolution Materials Characterization with the Confocal Raman-AFM
SedgewickMaking Anaglyphs in Photoshop
Vermeulen and Jaksch A Novel GEMINI(R) STEM Detector System
VodyanoyHigh Resolution Light Microscopy of Live Cells
WolfgongRaman Microscopy as an Aid in Failure Analysis ^ Examples From the Lab
~New and Interesting PITTCON
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 13 # 2

March 2005
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Aldrich and WilliamsInexpensive Digitization of an SEM
Bode, Wibbelt, and HuelkWhat TEM Camera Should I Choose?
CarmichaelTurning Blood Cells into Oyster Shells
CartwrightDigital Scanning, Archiving, and Transmitting Electron Micrographs
ClarkeEffects of Abbe Condenser Spherical Aberration on Image Quality
Conner, Beck, and TracyExperience with a Dicing Saw for Rapid Pre-FIB TEM Sample Preparation
Garcia, et al.Sample Preparation for Textile Nanofiber Composites
GriffinTowards Optimal Imaging and Microanalysis in Variable Pressure and Low Voltage SEM
Jaksch and VermeulenNew Developments in GEMINI(R) FESEM Technology
Mills and HuukiNew Resin for Repair of Bell Jar Chips
SaundersThere is Art in Science and Science in Art
ShermanFunding Opportunities for Acquiring Major Equipment from Federal Granting Agencies M&M 2004 Core Facility Management - Part II: NSF
West, Peng, and StarostinaCrystal Scanner for Nano-Metrology Applications
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 13 # 1

January 2005
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Anderson and FosterMicroscopy Today 2004 Salary Survey Results
CarmichaelUnfolding and Folding Proteins
Christian and StadtlaenderDehydration and Rehydration Issues in Biological Tissue Processing for Electron Microscopy
Downing, Sui, Comolli and HolmanElectron Tomography in the Study of Bacterial Structure and Function
Fraundorf and LinSpiral Powder Overlays
Irwin, Anciso, Jones, and PattonHaving Your Cake and Eating It Too: A Procedure for Obtaining Plan View and Cross Section TEM Images from the Same Site
McLeod, Jacquemin, Lai, and HerringConfocal Scanning Laser Holography: A Tool for Non-Invasive Internal Measurement
Miller, Gawenis, Andringa, and ShullTEM Morphometry Reveals Membrane Deficits in Parietal Cells Lacking Specific Ion Transporters
SedgewickColor Matching to Ink Jet Printers from a Computer Screen, Part 2
SepsenwolSpecimen Capsules For Critical-Point Drying
ShermanFunding Opportunities for Acquiring Major Equipment from Federal Granting Agencies M&M 2004 Core Facility Management - Part I: NIH
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 12 # 6

November 2004
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AlbrechtMSA 2005 Undergraduate Research Scholarships
Barkan, et al.A New Improved Silicon Multi-Cathode Detector (SMCD) for Microanalysis and X-Ray Mapping Applications
BuchananMicrowave Processing of Drosophila Tissues for Electron Microscopy
CarmichaelFinding the First Fires with Microscopes
Cicerone and KeeBroadband CARS Microscopy
GiannuzziFIB Lift-Out and Milling of Cylindrical Specimens for Electron Tomography (or Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy)
Lewis, Lee, and KidderCombining Imaging and Spectroscopy: Solving Problems with Near Infrared Chemical Imaging
Roberts, Flatoff, and TrueMechanical Polishing Methods for Metal Samples for EBSD
SchooleyThe Microscopy Society Of America Project MICRO
SedgewickColor Matching to Ink Jet Printers from a Computer Screen, Part 1
TivolAutomated Functions in Electron Microscopy
Wang, et al.Variable Magnification Electron Holography for 2_D Mapping of Semiconductor Devices
Yaguchi, et al.A FIB Micro-Sampling Technique for Three-Dimensional Characterization of a Site-Specific Defect
~High Pressure Freezing User Group Meeting at M & M 2004
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 12 # 5

September 2004
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ArmitageArtifacts from Rapid Microwave Processing of Trematode Tissues (Ascocotyle pachycystis and leighi)
Brown, Nicholls, Royston, & D'KeidekA Suspended Floor for High-Performance Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience
Camp, Byun, and JacobElectron Microscopy Analysis of Multilamellar Vesicles Prepared from Synthetic Lipids: A Model System for Studying Membrane Structure in the Molecular Cell Biology Classroom and Laboratory
CarmichaelCells Connected by Tiny Tunnels
Favret and FuentesRIMAPS and Variogram Analysis of Barley Leaf Surfaces
GilliesMicroscopy & Microanalytical Support for NASA's Microgravity Materials Science Programs
Greenhut and GreenhutFlicker Stereo: Digital 3D Viewing for PC & Presentation
Hugo and CadyPreparation of Geological and Biological TEM Specimens by Embedding in Sulfur
MagonovHigh-Resolution Imaging with Atomic Force Microscopy
Neal andRussPrincipal Components Analysis of Multispectral Image Data
~New and Interesting at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2004
~Industry News
~NetNotes
Vol: 12 # 4

July 2004
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Alden& GalvisOn The Trail of the Fathers: The Serendipitous Santos
Boyes & GaiETEM Issues and Opportunities for Dynamic In-situ Experiments
Brooker, et al.The Structural and Chemical Analyser - A New Analytical Technique for SEM
CarmichaelRight at Your Fingertips
ClarkeChromatic Aberration in Digital Photomicrographs from Microscopes Requiring Compensating Eyepieces
Cross and WitherspoonIntegrated Electron and X-Ray Induced Microbeam XRF in the SEM
DieboldMicroscopical Evaluation of Glass Delamination in Pharmaceutical Vials: A Look at Three Different Vial Manufacturers
Dunn &. HullThree-dimensional Volume Reconstructions Using Focused Ion Beam Serial Sectioning
Julthongpiput, Fasolka & AmisGradient Reference Specimens for Advanced Scanned Probe Microscopy
MillerSurveillance of Bioterrorism Agents: Considerations for EM Laboratories
SedgewickAdvantages of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 over the full version of Photoshop
WalckComments on the Use of Digital Filters
Vol: 12 # 3

May 2004
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Boon, & KokConfocal Microscopy for Diagnostic Cytology
Carmichael & LinglecScanning Wet Specimens
DazzoNew CMEIAS Image Analysis Software for Computer-Assisted Microscopy of Microorganisms and Their Ecology
Erlandsen et al.New Adhesion Mechanism in Giardia: Role of the Ventrolateral Flange in the Attachment of Trophozoites to Rough and Porous Surfaces
Henry-Stanley & WellsViability and Versatility of the Yeast Cell
HurbanThe Low Voltage Sem Imaging Advantage: A Reminder
O'Keefe et al.Sub-Angstrom Resolution with a Mid-Voltage TEM
O'Keefe, et al.Laboratory Design for High-Performance Electron Microscopy
SedgewickMaking Slide Shows in Acrobat
Strzegowski & RussellProject VISUAL: Facilitating the Connection Between Art and Science
Taylor & JasiukTechnical Note on the Preparation of Un-decalcified Trabecular Bone for Examination by TEM
TindallUse and Disposal of Uranyl Acetate in the Electron Microscope Laboratory: Glow in the Dark or Walk in the Park?
Vol: 12 # 2

March 2004
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Carmichael and LingleFluorescent Speckle Microscopy
DukeLens Cleaning - Best Practices Review
Galvez, Giberson, & CardiffMicrowave Mechanisms - The Energy/Heat Dichotomy
HallThe Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans, A Model Animal Made for Microscopy
Hudson, Benedict, &. FlaitzTEM Specimen Preparation Technique for Small Semiconductor Devices
HumphreyHow to Promote a Facility in Order to Increase Use, Acquire New Equipment and, as a Result, Increase Revenue
NealPhotoshop and 12-bit Digital Microscope Camera Images
NesterGuidance for Choosing When to Use Electron and/or Light Microscopy and Related ASTM E4 Standards
SedgewickDigital Movies for Others to See
SepsenwolA Homemade Vacuum Forceps For Mounting Small SEM Samples
SimmonsThe Role of Microscopy in Indoor Air Quality Investigations
Stephenson and GabelUse of Fishing Weight Putty for Quickly Mounting SEM Specimens
Vol: 12 # 1

January 2004
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CarmichaelCorrelating Fluorescence Microscopy with Electron Microscopy
Jerry SedgewickImage Stitching Using Photoshop
Jose A. MascorroPropylene Oxide: To Use or Not to Use in Biological Tissue Processing
Katerina MoloniThe Moving Finger Writes: Carbon Nanotubes as AFM Probe Tips
Luc HarmsenThe Year That Was! Microscopy in Southern Africa
M. T. Postek & A. E. VladarIs Low Accelerating Voltage Always the Best for Semiconductor Inspection and Metrology?
Michael BodeA Few Thoughts About Image File Storage
P.E. BatsonElectron Microscopy Enters a New Era Using Aberration Correction
Paul BeauregardBehavior of Particle Size Distributions, Means and BET Values in Ideal and Non-Ideal Morphology Systems in a TEM
Paula Allan-WojtasMicroscopy and Imaging of Foods-- The Whys and Hows
Robert M. ZuckerConfocal Microscopy System Performance: Axial Resolution
Robert P. ApkarianComments on Cryo High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy
Shane Roberts, Daniel FlatoffEnhanced Sample Preparation of Cu Low-k Semiconductors via Mechanical Polishing and Ion Beam Etching
Vol: 11 # 6

November 2003
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AhlstrandCellulose Acetate Replication of Plant Surfaces for SEM
CarmichaelSub Angstrom Resolution
Casavan and GaidoukevitchColocalization of Fluorescent Probes Using Image-Pro(R) Plus v. 5.0
EllisSafe Handling of Embedding Media
Fasolka, et al.Techniques for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Microscopy
Gerrity, et al.Microwave Processing in Diagnostic Electron Microscopy
Marko, et al.Correlative Electron Tomography And Elemental Microanalysis In Biology: A Preview
MSA CouncilMicroscopy Society of America Position on Ethical Digital Imaging
MunroeElectron Microscopy in Australia
MustoeMicroscopy of Silicified Wood
SchooleyMicroscopes as Gifts
SedgewickCreating Pseudocolored Images in Photoshop
Shribak and OldenbourgA Polarizing Microscope for Mapping Birefringent Objects in 3D Space
SteigerwaldUltra Low Voltage BSE Imaging
TengowskiConverting Right-Left Stereo Pairs Into Colored Pairs For Electronic Presentation
ZaluzecThe Scanning Confocal Electron Microscope
~Part 2: Automated Optical Microscopy Platform for Thin Film Research
Vol: 11 # 5

September 2003
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Barkan, et al.A Si Multi-Cathode Detector For Microanalysis Applications
BregerMicroscopy At The Ends Of The Earth
CarmichaelPrint Your Own Organs!
DowningSupport Films with Uniform Hole Size
Kelly and GribbAtom Probes LEAP Ahead
Lifshin & GauvinPrecision and Detection Limits for EDS Analysis in the SEM
Millette, Boltin, Few, &TurnerMicroscopical Studies of World Trade Center Disaster Dust Particles
MillsCleaning a Cold Cathode Gauge Tube
RadzikowskaA New Look At Cast Iron Microstructure
SchooleyMicroscopy CD-ROMs For Children: A Bibliography
SedgewickAdding Color To Grayscale Images
Sehgal, Karim, Stafford, & FasolkaTechniques for Combinatorial and High-Throughput Microscopy
VrdoljakPreparation Of Soil Samples For Light And Transmission Electron Microsopy
Yang and KalabZigzag Edges in SEM Micrographs
~Part 1: Gradient Specimen Fabrication for Polymer Thin Film Research
Vol: 11 # 4

July 2003
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BeauregardThe Most Likely Sources of EDX Copper Peaks in Samples Run by TEM
Burnett and BlaauwMacro Imaging with Digital Cameras
CarmichaelTaking Correlative Microscopy to a New Level
ClarkeBrightfield Illumination of Large Field Sizes
HosslerVascular Corrosion Casting
JeromeSpecial Topic: Advanced Basics of Immunostaining and Antigen Retrieval
MagerMaking Your Own Molds For The EM Lab
MascorroBenzyldimethylamine (BDMA): Catalyst of Choice with Epoxy Embedding Media
ReinA New Capability for Light Microscopes: Mid Infrared Molecular Analysis
SedgewickHow To Get Some Action (In Photoshop)
ShermanM&M 2002: Core Facility Management Session: Maintaining Major Equipment in the Core Microscopy Facility
Sosinsky and MartoneImaging of Big and Messy Biological Structures Using Electron Tomography
Taubert Ferris, and WineyRapid Preparation of a Polymer Fiber and a Free-Standing Polymer Film for Cross-Sectional Microtomy
Vol: 11 # 3

May 2003
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BasgenOptimizing the Sampling Design of Morphometric Experiments
BaskinOn The Limits Of Limits
CarmichaelCryoelectron Tomography
Chapman, et al.Quality in Electron Microscopy
Huffman, et al.FTIR Hyperspectral Images of Microscopic Droplets of Splattered Blood
HurbanEDS Spectral Artifacts / Sum Peaks: A Reminder
LohrDye is Money
MillsWater Recirculator (Chiller) Maintenance
O'Neil,et al.Use of a New Imaging Technique to Document Deformations Recorded in the Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope
SedgewickSetting White, Black and Gamma on Continuous Tone Grayscale and Color Images using Photoshop
West, et al.How to Recognize and Avoid AFM Image Artifacts
Yang, et al.Examination of Hydrated Bacteria in An Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope (ESEM)
Vol: 11 # 2

March 2003
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BarlowCreating Multimedia Teaching and Training Tools
BeaversPetrographic Slides Projected in a 35mm Slide Projector
BozzolaHow to Produce Posters Using PowerPoint
CarmichaelMembrane Leftovers after Fusion of Vacuoles
ChapmanThe Life and Death of a Tungsten Hairpin Filament
EllisEmbedding Media Health Hazards And Medical Documentation
Engelmann, et al.TEM Sample Preparation Using Focused Ion Beam - Capabilities and Limits
KirkBeyond the Hype - Is 2-Photon Microscopy Right for You?
MillerTardigrades and Microscopes
SedgewickPhotoshop Tutorials: Selecting ROIs from Brightfield Images
Tao and EadesAnother Way to Implement Diffraction Contrast in SEM
WestInspecting Surfaces With a Sharp Stick: Scanning Probe Microscopy - Past, Present, and Future
WoodwardChoosing a Cantilever for In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy
Vol: 11 # 1

January 2003
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BasgenBasic Stereology
BeanlandRapid Cross-Section TEM Specimen Prep. of III-V Materials
BoyesPros and Cons of Low Voltage SEM EDX Elemental Analysis
CarmichaelOut with the Old, In with the New
ClarkeRediscovery of Darkfield Dispersion Staining while Building a Universal Student Microscope
Fandrich, et al.Secondary Melt Ornamentation On Westwater, Utah: Microspherules: Evidence Of An Extraterrestrial Provenance
HarmsenScan Speed, Mag and Accuracy. That is the Question!
KilliusProblems with Hydrophobicity of Coated Grids
MaleeffRemoving Very Fine Wrinkles from Half-Micron Epoxy Sections
MascorroThe Versatile Family of Epoxy Resins: Designing Embedding Media with Specific Viscosity Properties
SedgewickSegmentation Before Quantization By Using Photoshop: Darkfield Images
Vol: 10 # 6

November 2002
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CarmichaelWhen Dinosaurs Became Extinct, What Happened To The Insects?
EkstromDigital Imaging in K-12 Biology
Gignac et al.A Comparison Of Grain Size Measurements In Al-Cu Thin Films: Imaging Vs. Diffraction Techniques
HewlettPenetration Rates of Formaldehyde
HickmanPreparing Ultra-Smooth SEM Stud Surfaces
MurphyDesigning a Microscopy/analytical Instrumentation Facility: Step By Step Procedure
OverneyUsing a Sony Cyber-Shot Digital Camera for Photo- micrography
SedgewickUse Adobe Acrobat to Keep Original Resolutions and to Make TIFF Files From Any Program
ThomasProtection from Sulfur Hexafluoride Leaks
WellsImaging of Shallow Surface Topography by the Low-Loss ElectronMethod in the Scanning Electron Microscope
ZuckerMicroscopy System Performance: Laser Power Measurements
Vol: 10 # 5

September 2002
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BeauregardIn situ Generation of Ruthenium Tetroxide and Osmium Tetroxide for the Physical Sciences and Their Reaction Indicators
CammerSome Uses of Fluorescent Plexiglas in Fluor. Microscopy
CarmichaelOptical Projection Tomography
L'HeraultReplicating Surfaces
PostekCalibration of Electron Microscopes: How to do this, how often, pit-falls and problems
Schalek et al.A TEM Investigation of the Network Structure of Electron Beam Cured Epoxy Polymers
SedgewickResolution Confusion
ShermanA Home Made Cryoadhesive for Mounting Specimens for CryoSEM
SmithThe Staining of Polymers
TitfordSave That Dye!
TomicMethod for Metallization Stripping of Gold Interconnected Semiconductors Using an Aqueous KI Solution
WalshMore Tips on Handling Specimens for CryoSEM
ZuckerConfocal Microscopy System Performance: Field Illumination
Vol: 10 # 4

July 2002
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AhlstrandA Simple Way to Eliminate Frost Build-up on Cryo SEM Samples
AndersonVibration, Resonance and the Effects on Microscopes
CarmichaelVery Tiny Bar Codes
HerronA Method for Safely Restraining Mouse Pups for Microscopy
HowieProgress Toward More Realistic In-Situ Microscopy Observations
JeromeThe Basics of Immunoglobulins and Immunostaining
JohnsonNew Fluorescent Labeling Tecnologies for Ultrasensitive Cytochemical and Histochemical Imaging
Kalinin/ BonnellArtifacts & Non-Local Effects in SPM Potential Measurements
Kotula/Keenan/LoehmanSpectral Image Analysis: Getting the Most from All that Data
MorkenA Simple Image Archive that's Cheap, Too!
MurphySwapping Atoms for Bits: Managain gthe Digital Evolution in the Microscopy Laboratory
Van HookMousescope
WalckA Note on Iodine and Vacuum Pumps
Vol: 10 # 3

May 2002
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AlbrechtAll That Glitters is not Gold: Approaches to Labeling for TEM
CarmichaelFood Under The Microscope
ClarkeFitting a Student Microscope with a Consumer Digital Camera
DingleyFast Orientation Imaging Microscopy
Garrett-ReedSome Thoughts On Vibrations In EM Laboratories
KerskerMicroscopy in the Real World: A Manufacturer's Perspective
MascorroUtilizing Original TEM Negatives and Micrographs For Teaching in the Digital Domain
McCaffreyMore on the Calibration of TEMs
OshelPlunge Freezing into Slush Nitrogen
PlummerA Home made Antifade Medium for Fluorescent Dyes made Antifade Medium for Fluorescent Dyes
RussDownloadable Photoshop Convolution PlugIn
SilcoxThe Emergence of Aberration Correctors for Electron Lenses
ToddLateral Resolution in Scanning Force
WellsLow Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy and Jack Ramsey's principle
Vol: 10 # 2

March 2002
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CarmichaelElectron Tomography
DavisMicrscopic artifacts in the history of biology
EadesInsights on diffraction
Ehrman and Kaczmarske A 90 degree tilt rotary adaptor for SEM
GarberOn osmium tetroxide staining of polymers for SEM
JoyLow voltage scanning e.m.
KalininMeasuring conductivity with SPM
MonsonFinding extravascular red blood cells in hemotoxylin and eosin sections
NikischerAlternative to service contracts
PawlowskiA simple vacuum for controlling resin dust when trimming blocks
RueggLocating and qualifying osteoid using eosin fluorescence
RussA freeware photoshop plug in for putting scale bars on micrographs
ShermanScientific Ethics: Facilities mgrs responsibilities
ThriftUsing Fluorochromes to label oil in water emulsion
TwilleyTips on examining metal coated glass beads
WeatherbyAdobe Photoshop distilled: Prep micrographs for pub
Vol: 10 # 1

January 2002
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Allan-WojtasPrinter Paper Summary
CarmichaelWatching Neurons Hand Off Molecules
ChapmanCracking Hairs
ConverseService Contracts: Manufacturers/Insurance Companies
DalbeySampling Suspect White Powders..
GarberTips on Sectioning Polyethylene
GellerDoes TheWorld Need A Traceable Ruler
JohnsonDigital Image Tips:...PhotShop
Kalinin/BonnellScanning Impedance Microscopy...
PawleyUsing the PMT in a Laser Scanning Confocal Microscope.
PiersonA Trick With Tripod Polishing
ShermanCalibration of Electron Microscope..
TibbitsAlternative Mechanism..Particles on Bearing Raceway Spalls
TindallComment on Adhesive Tabs Cracking in Sputter Coaters
Twilley..Results of Electron Probe Analysis of Gold Tin Solder
Vol: 9 # 10

December 2001
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BeauregardMaking Glass Microscope Slides Hydrophobic
CarmichaelBreathing Iron
ChapinSmall Particle Identification of fire Extinguisher Residues
ClevelandFor Many AFM Samples, Slew Rate Controls Imaging Rates
Cohen-A Simple Device to Protect Immersion Lenses
KirkAdobe Photoshop: Dealing with 12/16 Bit Images
LundMore Than Anyone Ever Wanted To Know X-ray detectors
MaytonRecovery of Samples from Prematurely Polymerized GMA.
RiceQuality Control in Semiconductor Manufacturing & R&D.
RobertsCutting Highly Different Hardness Materials ...Wire Saw
RyazantsevA Cheap Negative Holder for Flat Bed Scanners
ThomasHydriding of Metal Samples During Argon Micromilling
WalckA Note on Iodine and Vacuum Pumps
Vol: 9 # 9

November 2001
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AhlstrandA Quick Way To Solve Paper Jams in Laser Printers
CarmichaelHow Ants Walk Upside Down
ChapmanSome Comments...Best Sputter Coater Performance
DujayEDS Investigations...Canibal Alferd Packer
GarshaConcepts, Considerations and Control Experiments For Immunolabeling
KerskerA Brief History of The ESEM
MollMore On The Lifetime of Field Emission Tips In The SEM
OshelNewtonian Rings Aren't All Bad
RobertsImproving High Resolution TEM Images---Low Energy Ion Milling
ShermanTraining Users: What Works for Whom..
Woodcock Re: History of High Vacuum And Critical Point..
Vol: 9 # 8

October 2001
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CarmichaelA New Spin On Microsopes, Biologic Studies with the Centrifuge Pol. Micro
ChiovettiAnother Tip on Cleaning Microscope Objectives
DentonHistory of High Vacuum and Critical Point Equipment...EM Specimen Prep
FandrichAn Occurrence of Microspherules at Westwater Utah
HullQuick Preparation of Carbon Nanotubes for Electron Microscopes
Ingram13.4 Years in the Life of a Field Emission Tip in an SEM
InoueSome Comments on Digital Imaging
KawaguchiVisualization of Microbial Communities..Proton/Confocal SLMicroscopy
LartiusCleaning AFT Tips
LiviAnother Source of Noise In Electron Microscopes
MillerSticking Vesicies To Glass Coverslips
MolroneA Comment on Photobleaching and Phototoxicity
MonsonMission Statements and Standard Operating Procedures--Multi User Facilities
RossiCleaning AFM Tips With Hydrofluoric Acid...Working With HF
RussRecent Developments in Feature Measurements
SanzoEvaluating Biological or Material Specimens..Confocal Microscope
TindallService Contracts: Manufacturers Vs Insurance Companies
TivolHow to ReForm the Bottom of a Dewar
Vol: 9 # 7

September 2001
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CarmichaelA New Spin On Microscopes, The Centrifuge Polarizing Microscope
GarberA Tip On Doing EM of Smooth, Featureless Surfaces
GillMore On Cleaning Microscope's Optical Surfaces
KingA Brief Tip On Decolorizing DAB Staining
KosankeForensic Identification of Pyrotechnic Reaction Residue
KracherStandard Choice for the Electron Microprobe
MonsonFormaldehyde (HCHO) is a Gas...I call it pHCHO
NiTEM D rop Grid Preparation for TiO2 or Other Particles
PrincipeSTEMS vs. TEMs
RobinsonA Note On SE Versus BSE Imaging At Elevated Pressures
ShieldsMaking Microblades with Tungsten Wsire
TaylorForeline Traps Reduce Contamination, But Only If Maintained
~School Microscope Repair at M&M 01
~New And/Or Interesting at M&M 01
Vol: 9 # 6

July 2001
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BigelowComments on Outgassing and Mounting Media for SEM
BlauPreventing Grouping of Cells in Culture
CarmichaelOptical Coherence Tomography
ChatterjeeApplication of the Electron Microprobe in Mineralogy
FaganVariable Na Loss Due To Beam Exposure--Feldpsathic Glass
GarberSources of Outgassing in SEM Specimen Mounting Media
Gilbert/Frazer/SasioXRay Photoemission Spectromicroscopy
McAuliffe/Cohen-Gould/SanfordTips on Embedding Cells in Plastic Culture Dishes
Mulders/YoungA New Test For The SubMicron 3D Analysis of Materials
OshelNewtonian Rings Aren't All Bad
Resnick/EustaceA Space Bone Optical Microscope
Song/kisielowskiEvaluating HREM Specimens With A Reflective Light Microscope
ThomasMicropaleontology: The World of Microfossils
TullyA Caution About Immersion Oils
TwilleyHydrogen May Displace Adsorbed Water in Vacuum Systems
Williamson/CroftParticulate Analysis For Environmental Monitoring
ZaluzecTelepresence Collaboratories / Microscopy & Miocroanalysis
ZielerTricks And Treats in Photomicrography
Vol: 9 # 5

June 2001
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AllisonDetecting Acid Mucopolysaccharides with Collodial Iron
BaskinSticky Slides for Sticking Section
BigelowWhy Were Carbon Replicas Used?
BocekAbout Bocek Degrees Used in the Extender Package Digital Insts
BregerMounting Free Particles on SEM Stubs
CarmichaelSubatomic Resolution
Ehrman/KaczmarskaA Simple Transmitted Electron Detector for SEM
HessingThe Use of Confocal Laser Scanning & 3D Reconstruction Sys. Zoology
HoelzerA Source Of Corrosion in Cooling Systems
KalscheurPreparation Of Odd Sized Coverslilps
KiermanHow To Stain Motor End Plates
LiuA Method for TEM/SEM Cross Section Prep Thin Films & Filbers
Mandau/SaidelAnother Method for Embedding and Mounting Golgi
MorkenEmbedding Very Small Sections
RyazantsevUsing the DoubleCarbon Negative Staining Tech.. Biological Aps
SimmonsTips for Producing Good Frozen Thick Sections of Brain..Nissi Staining
SimmonsTips For Producing Good Frozen Thick Sections of Brain
TarpleyA Tip On Snap Freezing For Light Microscopy
TullyA Caution About Immersion Oils
Vol: 9 # 4

May 2001
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CarmichaelWatching neurons Hand Off Molecules
ChapmanMonitoring Electron Microscope Performance
CorneaDigital Subtraction of Lipofuscin's Fluorescence
DooleOn Measuring Section Thickness
Dujay/Kosanke...Techniques Affecting Morphology of Pyrotechnic Oxididizer Particles
FittonAnother Lens Cleaning Tip
Garrett-ReedCold Vs. Schotky Guns
Glattstein/GorskiMarijuana Identification: A test For Calcium.
LarsonCleaning A Microscope's Optical Surface
MagerThe Whistle Test
SchneiderAnother Tip Collecting Serial Ultrathin Sections
SimkinReUsable ViceStyle SEM Sample Holders for Pin Mount Stages
SorensonHMDS Preparation of Cell Monolayers Grown.
Vol: 9 # 3

April 2001
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BurnettCopper Contamination of Gunshot Residue..
CarmichaelCasting cells
ChandlerEmbedding Vibratome Sections for TEM
ChapmanTips on Focusing TEMs
GarberCeramic Powder Preparation for EM
HoldfordMethod for Decapsulting Integrated Circuit Chips
Huntington, NespolePrecision Attachment of Spheres to AFM Cantilever Tips
KingDecolorizing DAB Staining for Immunohistochemistry
MagerHow Do I Visualize a Thin Gold Film On a Smooth Surface
Richardson, MimsRemoval of Plant Cell Protoplasm
SchneiderSerial Sections For TEM Without Using Glue
SchooleyMicroscopy For Children
ThomasDiffusion Pumps and Water Chillers
WalckVacuum Techniques for Microscopists
WardDevelopment of an X-ray Spectral Database
WorkmanCleaning a Calibration Standard Gold
Vol: 9 # 2

March 2001
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BrayFixing and Embedding Protocol for Octocorais And Their Scierites
Carmichael Directly Reading The Genome
ClarkeResolution of Digital Photomicrographs from Scanned Film
Hanley, etc.Programmable Array Microscopes
HlavaCauses of Color in Minerals and Gemstones
JeffreeDouble Coating of Three Dimensional SEM Specimens
OshelA Quick Note on Freeze Fixing Tissue in Liquid Nitrogen
PhillipsPreparation of Coated Slides
Ross, etc.Hold-Em In Place
Ryerse, etc.Endogenous Fluorescence Identifies Dead Cells in Plants
TaubertIdenification of Sample Preparation Artifacts in Powder
Vol: 9 # 1

January 2001
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BenkoWhy Is My House So Dirty
BuonaquistiWhy Pressure Scales Cause So Much Confusion
CarmichaelDo Pathologists Use the EM Enough?
ComptonHow Good Is Your Glut
KeeneRotary Shadowing Macromolecules
KiernanRecycling Osmium Tetroxide
McManusWrinkle Free Brain Sections
Tsukruk etc.Nanomechanical Probing with SFM
Vol: 8 # 10

December 2000
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CarmichaelIs An Atomic Microscope in Our Future
CarvalhoOdd Vibration Sources
CougerA pump For Liquid Nitrogen
HowardLR White Flat Embedding of Cells Grown On Coverslips
Potter/etc.Bugscope: The 2nd Year Of A Sustainable Remote Project
ShermanM&M Facility Management Part 3
ShermanM&M Facility Management Part 4
ShermanA Fool Proof Method for Mounting Serial Sections On Single Hole Grids
Taatjes/SchwarzThe MSA's Project MicroVermont Experience
Youngblom, etc.Telepresence Confocal Microscopy
~Could You Have Passed The 8th Grade in 1895
Vol: 8 # 9

November 2000
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AndersonResolution and Resolving Power
BentleyEnergy Filtered Imaging
BigelowCleaning Platinum Crucibles
CarmichaelUnzipping A Membrane
HowardLR White Flat Embedding of Cells Grown on Coverslips
Joy/BraskiThe Energy Spectra Of Secondary Elections
LightfootThe Use Of Ultrarapid Freezing and Freeze Substitution to Verify..
LlewellynSafe Disposal of Mercury Salts
MelsonA Tip on Purifying Glutaraldehyde
ShermanM&M Facility Management Part 2
StroutPreparing Diatoms for EM
WalckPreparing Powders for Electron Diffraction Studies
WebsterA Commentary On Immunolabeling
Vol: 8 # 8

October 2000
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BlystoneMore Instructions for the Production..Serial Sections
CarmichaelScanning Electrochemical Microscopy
GarberHow Long Should A Gold SputterCoated Target Last
HanleyProgrammable Array Microscopes
HayatLoss of Antigunicity On Stored Paraffin Sections
MillerBlock Trimming On The Microtome for Serial Sections
Ross/BerensHome Made Cell Tack
RyanA Method for the Easy Collection of Serial Sections
SacherMicroscope Immersion Oil
ShermanM&M Experts Session
SolebelloRheinberg Illumination
VanHookScanning Scanning Electron Microscopy
Woo, etc.Chemical Etching Technique Makes Possible SEM...Polyolefin
Vol: 8 # 7

September 2000
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CarmichaelTyping Blood Cells, One At A Time
ComptonLN2 Handling, Fact and Fiction
Desandies/Gabriella MaddenPhiladelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine..
GarberRemoving Platinum/Carbon From Mica
JeffreesSEM Specimen Drying
KiernanDehydrating Delicate Specimens for Light Microscopy
MeyerImaging Large Tissue Samples at High Resolution
MillerMicrowave Immunohistochemistry on Mohs Cryostat
RossiSPM Tip Convolution
RussRemoving Halftone Patterns From Scanned Images
SatoshipH Microscopy Applications
Vol: 8 # 6

July 2000
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AhlstrandMounting Small Section
Brinson/Pontier-Johnson Choosing Your Tools
BrooksImmunohistochemistry and Hematoxylin and Eosin on the Same Slide
CarmichaelThe same thing that makes a Carrott Orange.
Davidson50 Most Frequently Asked Questions About Optical Microscopy
DicksCrystal Orientation Mapping of Copper Interconnections
GarberRemoving Platinum/Carbon Replicas From Mica
GreeneA Tip on the Care of Water in Instrument Chillers
JoswiakHeight Measurement of Interplanetary Dust Particles by STEM
KiemanFiltering to Show DNA and RNA Separately in Slides Stained..
KlineExpiration Dating of Chemicals and Reagents
KrugerVehicle Fraud Detection Using Microscopy
MacDonaldA Simple Modification of the Stage Insert for Nikon Inverted Microscopes
McManusPreparing Drosophilia for Tissue Processing
MerlaMedia Agarose Slides: A Mounting Method for Observation of Living Cells
MillerMicrowave Immunohistochemistry On Mohs Cryostat Sections
Murphy/Kelley/DujayNutlet Morphology and the Use of SEMs..
Plano/LeckenbyWhen is A Microscope MORE Than A Microscope
PlummerUsing Steam In Immunochestochemistry
WhiteCoating Effects on BSE Imaging
Vol: 8 # 5

June 2000
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Cannel, SoellerHigh Resolution Imaging Using Confocal and 2 photon Mol. Ex.
CarlsonFormaldehyde as a Fixative for Light and Electron Microscopy
CarmichaelNanostructures Require Nanomeasurement
ComptonThe Tension Mounts, will this be the year.
FreemanComputer Microvision for MEMS
GarberThe Birth of the Microscopy Advantage
Kaplan, Rax, SmithAutomated Tem Sample Preparation
McCroneA Protocol for Authentication of Paintings
MillerVirus Identification by Electron Microscopy
PlowmanGetting Suspended Cells or Particles Embedded
Vol: 8 # 4

May 2000
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CarmichaelCell Free Secretion
ClevelandAnomalous Changes in Tip Height in Tapping AFM
DapsonComment on Formalin Safety
HockbergerSources and Remedies of Phototoxicity in Live Cell Microscopy
Jerome, etc.3D Reconstruction of Thick IVEM Samples Using Aperture..
Li, Salamanca-RicaAn Inproved Clamp for Gluing TEM Cross Section Samples
MartinThe Unusual Degradation of Recordable CDs
~Microscopy Horror Stories
Vol: 8 # 3

April 2000
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CarmichaelUsing Antibodies to Make Images
CarsonFormaldehyde as a Fixative for Light and Electron Microscopy
EadesSome Things You Might To Know About Electron Lenses
HayatCare and Use of Microwave Oven for Diagnostic Pathology
Hofer & RembeUltra High Speed Imaging System Helps Unlock Understanding...
JeffreeDon't Store Osmium Tetroxide in Plastic Containers
KiernanFiltering to Show DNA...
Lam & JansChoosing Between Confocal Microscopes A Fly Eye's View
Lohr & NitschkeUse of the Digital Signal Processor and AcousticoOptic..
Ryan & BerryRetention of Calcium and Other Ions for Microanalysis by Freeze Drying
SimmonsCryoprotectant Tissue Storage Solutions..
Stenz & PeriasamyFluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer Microscopy
Wig, Meriaudeau, Passian, Goudonnet, FerrellSpectroscopy the PST Microscope
Vol: 8 # 2

March 2000
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CarmichaelReally Tiny Tweezers
CarvalhoPhotoshop Distilled
ChandlerIn Situ Delineation Etch Reveals Subtle Detail in SEM images of Ion Milled...
EadesChoosing an Electron Backscattering System
MagerImproving the Resolution of Sputtercoated Films
McNultyImaging Neurons, book review
NewburyCastaing's Electron Microprobe and its Impact on Materials Science
OshelBioFilm
PlayerHow to Obtain Wrinkle Free Semi thin Sections from Plastic Embedded Samples
RittmanStorage of Mounted Paraffin Wax Sections
Scott, Mykelbust&NewburyParallel Monte Carlo Simulation using Desktop Computers
StroutA Tip On Solving BEEM Capsule Embedding Problems
Tague & MillerNovel Use of Fluorescence Illumination with an Infrared Microscope
TeetsovPreparation and Use of Needles and Micropipets
Vol: 8 # 1

January 2000
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BennettConstant Pressure Perfusion Fixation of Rodent Lungs
BigelowA Tip on Reducing Outgassing of Specimens in the SEM
BuchananIndia Ink As A Tracer for Circulatory System Study, etc.
Carmichael & SalisburyWatching Rafts Move Within Cells, etc.
DenetclawDil and DiO Confocal Imaging of Chicken Embryos
KiernanFormaldehyde, Formalin, Paraformaldehyde and Glutaraldehyde, etc.
KlemmeCaveat on Time Differences Between Manual Staining, etc.
LazaroffAn Affordable Digital Micrograph To Interest Children in Science
McCroneSaga of the Chemical Microscope
NelsonPhysics of Impregnation
RittmanTeeth and their Associated Tissues
Rossi & UngerSurface Charging and Photoeffects on Semiconductor, etc.
ShotsbergerSoftening Tissue Blocks with Nair
SivilliWhat's Your Favorite Pet to Annoy?
TomblinRemoving Stains and Paraffin from Clothes
WhittleseyWhy Isn't There Arcing at the Metal Walls of a Microwave, etc.Praet--Sectioning Fat
Vol: 7 # 10

December 1999
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BeckerEmbedding Large Tissue Specimens
BeebeAcridine Orange Cyktology Stain Modified for Paraffin Sections
BrooksA Caveat on Soaking Paraffin Blocks to Improve Sectioning
CallisBone Decalcification Hints
CarmichaelBreaking Bonds and Measuring their Strength, One at a Time
HollifieldIdentification and Differentiation of Powder Baby Formulas, edc.
Jans/Johnson-Salilba/LamA Mounting Chamber for Confocal Microscopy
KiernanRecycling Gold
KitabayashiAnother Way to Keep Inverted Lenses Dry
MelsenLift the Slip
OgdieA Protocol for Double Immunostaining of Paraffin Sections
PlummerUsing Steam in Immunohistochemistry
PriceStandardized Bulk Method Immunohistochemistry Procedure
PurdyRemoving Copper Coatings, etc. from other Materials Without using Acids
SchoonhovenA Caveat On Using Elmer's Glue for Adhering Tissues to Slides
Silvermand Limonene, A Serviceable and Safe Routine Clearing Agent
WalshMaking Cross Sections of Polymer Films, Etc. for SEM
YiPreEmbedding Immunogold Labeling of Cultured Neurons for EM
Vol: 7 # 9

November 1999
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BeebeGlycerin Antigen Retrieval
Bickmore et alAtomic Force Imaging of Minute Particles in Aqueous Solution
BrooksA Caveat on Soaking Paraffin Blocks to Improve Sectioning
CarmichaelLooking at Living Cells with the Atomic Force Microscope
DesnoyerLiquid Ethane for Rapid Freezing of Biological Materials
HuntamerMicroscopical Characterization of an Emulsion Explosive
JansA Mounting Chamber for Confocal Microscopy
LlewellynAn Unusual Artifact
Lynch/HendersonA Reliable Preparation Method for Imaging DNA by AFM
RittmanRegarding Specimen Orientation
SinklerHow Accurate is Electron Diffraction
VanLandinghamThe Relationship Between AFM FDcurves, etc.
Vol: 7 # 8

October 1999
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AlexanderA Quick Test To Detect Depolarization Of SPM Piezo Elements
BenkoA Low Cost Salt Plate Holder For Micro FT
BozzolaHow To Keep Embedding Resin Bottle Caps and Threads Clean
CarmichaelLooking At The Functional State Of Proteins Inside Cells
Dabson Comments On Zinc Formalin Fixative
GarberEmbedding Polymers That Dissolve in Embedding Resins
GillTroubleshooting Eosin Staining, And A Brighter Eosin Stain
Glauert/CrowleyLetters to the Editor
Lindsay/ZhuProbing The Liquid Solid Interface with Dynamic Force Microscopy
MartiPreventing Particle Agglomeration when Preparing Powders ...TEM
McAuliffe/BodeCosts Of Photographic Film Versus Digital Imaging
OshelA Quick Note On Preparing Bacteria For SEM
SchamberEmission Myths #2
Vol: 7 # 7

September 1999
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PowellAvoiding Etching
BerglundCoating Coverslilps
CarmichaelEvanescent wave
CrowleyAlcohol, etc.
HayatAntigen Retrieval
HsiaoCorrecting Scanning Errors
KellarF.I.F.
KestelTips Good Echant
Kline/DanielsHow to Dry Reagents
LamvikElectron Intensities
LangfordTwin Jet Electropolisher
MagerExamining Ferromagnetic
NilesChanges Fluorescence Spectra
Philips/GillLetters to the Editor
SandsProtecting Inverted Lenses
SchamberEmission Myths #1
SchulzAn SEM Prep for Spray Dried..
StewartStereo Zoom
TakesClinical Lab Reagents
TeshimaCombining FIB
TivolHow to Calculate the temp rise
YoungblomConfocal Laser Scanning
Vol: 7 # 6

July 1999
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CarmichaelTracking Cells
ChapmanRapid Cleaning Technique
EichkelbergerRuthenium Tetroxide
FosterNeed for Education
KiernanGlass Slides
LaheyMold Release Solution
MagerAnalyzing Nitrogen
MagerNeat Trick
MainwaringNew Capabilities...TEM
MinshewCumulative Trauma Disorders
TagueMicroanalysis Made Easy
TrainoImaging Software NASA
Vol: 7 # 5

June 1999
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CarmichaelMicroscope Smallest Pen
CarvalloFun with Photoshop
DapsonThought about waste
FosterTips on Thick Mounting Media
GantzSizing Liposomes
GillPhosphotungstic Acid
HaugstadImaging Mechanisms
MiksysMaking Silianted Slides
MossOptimizing Light Microscopy
RehfieldIndicator for water
SchmidtMethods..bone and teeth
SchoonhovenDAB Chromagen
ShafferIntegrity of Scientific
ShieldsFormvar Bridge
TarpleyBottle Holder
WestraHydrofluric acid
Vol: 7 # 4

May 1999
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StrumSPM Piezo
BarnardFlexible needles
CarmichaelVirtual Embryology
DicksonNote on Solids
DuvicDeembedding solution
FagerlandBuffy Coat
FerrellImaging with the PSTM
GillCover Glass
HinschMating Cameras
InoueSo You're Trying to Choose
MaleckiProtocol for attachment
McCroneAnother way Mounts
MossAir Tables Not Needed
PlummerBlocking Agent
ShermanVisualizing Capillary Beds
SorensonObtain Vertical Sections
Vol: 7 # 3

April 1999
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BemisFlase Engage
CarmichaelHow to slam
CarvalhoSEM Image
Carvalhoneedles
DapsonDi amino benzidine
EadesCarbon Films
FraundorfChecking AF tip
GardnerEyes
KeeneTEM Cultured Cells
MagerSEM tip exam
MillikenSupravital Stain
Reddyweb site
ReffnerYesterday, today and the future
van HookVan Hook
WalshMilk
WilliamsNext Generation
YeagerChipmakers
Vol: 7 # 2

March 1999
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BeuemanConfocal Imaging
BozzolaThe Great Dull
ChiovettiChip Wars
DandavateFalse Engagements
DellyNobel Metal
FosterCombined Confocal
GiannuzziFIB System
GillCornflaking Cells
InoueMaking Grade CCD
JanSteicky TEM Grid
KeeneTEM of cultured cells
KellarTell Tale
LisaArt Tungsten Etching
SchoonhovenStaining
VaneVariable Pressure SEMs
WilliamsTEM Education
Vol: 7 # 1

January 1999
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AllisonQuantitation im immunohisto..
BrooksSafety Regulations
ChapmanDusl Detector FEG SEM
ChiovettiSome Notes
ChiovettiA Procedure for LW...
CrowleyIncreased Preservation
HawkinsOsmium
KiernanLong Lasting
KiernanA Hint for fixing
McCaffreyColors
RittmanResponse
ShermanMaking Anaglyph Images
WilliamsIs the TEM Obsolute
Vol: 6 # 10

December 1998
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BozzolaChampagne Artifact
ChernoffXray Analysis
ChiovettiA Hint for reducing.
ClementsReducing Cellular...
CochraneRecordable CD etc.
FosterTips on thick...
GilpinA solution for cultured etc.
HarmsenOlder Model ISI
Leidich/ListnerMeasuring, Stopping, etc.
MaddenPlioform F
MartiTips on Finding Grain Boundaries
Oshel -Cartoon
ShafferQuantifying Heterogeneity
Shortcourses for Microscopist
TakesStability Testing
Vol: 6 # 9

November 1998
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KiernanFixation Methods..Nerves
BozzolaWe Examine Carbon Nanotubes
ChiovettiReducing Background
DellyStars of Snow
EadesSome reflections
Milne/Morris/MacDonaldExploring the Detection Limits
On Toaster Manufacturing
PlummerAntibody Elution
Remember When
SarbuCalibration, Simulation and Screen..
ShafferGood Posture
SlapFunction...Water Load
SoeldnerUranium is the Issue
WhiteA Stable Adjustable Voltage Source
WiseHigh Pressure Freezing
Vol: 6 # 8

October 1998
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CarmichaelBreaking Old Rules
GreenStain Spirochete Bacteria
HoNear Contact Mode AFM
HookMicrowave Cryofixation
KennedyCombined pressure cooker
McCroneArtifacts and their sources
MossSimple Stage Heater
MussHome made ..molds
RittmanQuantitation in Immuno
RockProtocol...Compact disks
RunionsSurface Replication
Vol: 6 # 7

September 1998
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Blide-Soerensen Beam Skirt Effects
BasgallFreezeDrying Fungal Hyphae
CarmichaelImaging...Elasticity
ChaplinPreparation of Thin Sections
ChernoffThe Effect of Gas Type
CrowderRecipe Eosin Plus Phloxine
GrossSimple, Cheap Holder for Staining Several Grids
HawkeyGood Bye
HosslerVascular Corrosion Casting
KiermanAlternative to Toluidin Blue
KiernanHow to Always Have Fresh H2O
ShivelyCall for sub, confocal CDROM
ThomasTip on Scanning TEM Negatives
WilsonDetection of Rat Macrophages
Xiao, SinghDetecting Bacteria in Wood
Vol: 6 # 6

July 1998
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Bandu Negative Stain
Callis/Hints Hints on Surface Decal
Edelman Stacking Collodion Layers
Intensity of Staining
Lahey Mold Release Solution
Oshel New Computer Virus
Underwood Processing of Skin Tissue
Blystone Presentation of the Micro Image
Camus Physics of BS ED
Carmichael Flash in Cells
Chernoff XRay..Low Vacuum SEM
Geller Down with Mag
McCrone Clean Room Microscopy
Millette Commerical Microvacuum Sampling
Sareen Semiconductor xray detectors
Schooley Project MICRO
Taylor Scintillators for the SEM
Vol: 6 # 5

June 1998
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Ayyad Embedding Brains
Chapman Initial Instrument Evaluation
Harmsen Mothballing SiLi EDS detectors
Litabayashi Technical excellence in Muscle Biopsy
McMillan Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy
Montague Processing Cochlea
Morken Hints on costing lab services
WilsonDetection Vascular Endothelial growth
Carmichael First Microscoes
McCrone Particle Analysis
Vol: 6 # 4

May 1998
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Allison Note on Paraffin Waxes
Edwards Electropolishing of Cu, etc.
Kim/Singh Imaging Degraded Wood
Nieveen Contaminants on Photoresists
Oliver Image Processing
Santoianni Preventing Nuclear Artifact
Sherman Internal Size Calibration
Song Ion Milling Thin Film
Steele SBIR Solications
van Binsbergen Hints for fixing Vertebrate eyes
Vaughn Preparing Gels
Walsh SEM Preparation
Carmaichael Trapping Subfemtoliter, etc.
Chatterlee Fe/Fe
Silk Reflected/Transmitted Nomarsky
Vol: 6 # 3

April 1998
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Lincoln Muscle Biopsy
Baskin Polymerizing Methacrylate Resins
BildeSoerensen Correct for Skirt effects
Christo Sucrose Cryp Protectant
Hansmas Suspending an SFM
Lewin Epitope Retrieval
Muss Removing Epon...
Oliver Histogram Stretching
Wang Fish Otoliths
Xiao/Kreber/Breuil Detecting Ophiostoma
Carmichael Moving Vesicles
Clarke Heavy Duty Camera Bellows
Silk Low Cost Hot Stage
Vol: 6 # 2

March 1998
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Garber How long diamond knife
Gilbert DAB
Gondo Stored Pariffin Sections
Huber Culture dish
Kierman Double Embedding
Mager TEM Analysis
Ryan Safe use microcopes
Swab Preparing fluoride
Titford/Bastian Creutzfeldt
Carmichael Dissecting Chromosomes
Ramer Deblurring Images
Ryan Safety Considerations
Vol: 6 # 1

January 1998
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Baskin Alternative Agar Embedding
Chaffey Protocol..hardwood trees
Christensen Using Borojhydride
Gondo Tissue Digestion
Henderson Making Silianted Slides
Holliday Protocol Silver Staining
Miller Blood Samples
Tamasi Goldners Stain
Carmichael laser Capture
Vol: 5 # 10

December 1997
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BigelowOil Drops
CarpenterCleaning the Whenelt
CarvalhoPhotoshap II
ChaffeyProtocol for TEM
GarberDispersion ..Silica Particles
KestelTips..Good Etchant...
Kiernan=Aq Mounting Media
MillerSome Hints..Chemical Staining
Mills Reducing Service Contracts
Prikhodk0Chemical Etching of Si
RueggCurling..thick Plastic Sections
VanLandinghamEffect of Instrumental Uncertainities
Zauscher Putting a Sphere
Vol: 5 # 9

November 1997
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BigelowEasy method for filling vacuum
ChaffeyBig is Beautiful
ChapmanA Note on Electron Probe
DarusSo Why is the chemcial
GeorgerA Note of Fixing & Embredding
KeeneThree Quick hints
McCaffreyCalibrating the TEM
MorilakIsopentance Freezing
OileyThe Hodjas Donkey
Rubin/HazeltineFast Result method Planar Polishing
Starry StainWarthin
Vol: 5 # 8

October 1997
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BasgallA Simple Cover Slip
Bigelow & BouchardRepairing Chipped Bell jars
CannellOptical Sectioning
CarvalhoFun with Photoshop
EdgarStaining for Elastin
MillerPreparing Pellets
OshelMAC Resource Forks
OshelSham, Sham
Plummer/ZiesmerCryostat Sectioning
SinghGlut Autofluorenesce
UnderwoodTEM of Keratinocyte
Yuan/JohnsonLatex Spheres
Fourier TransformMicro
Vol: 5 # 7

September 1997
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AvernMounting small specimens for
Bartel/RaymondNonradioactive in Ssitu Hybritization
BlackwoodMaking Surface Replicas
CrangProtocol of Plant Specimen Prep
CrangEPON 812 Spurrs
CravottaArchival Storage of Polaroid Films
GardnerMicrowave Slide Drying
Howard/Compton/SarediTEM flat embedding techniques
MillerHealing cracks in glycolmethacrylate...
SpoherApple Launches
van DrielGold Toning for Silver Enhanced...
VentranoWhite Borders
Vol: 5 # 6

July 1997
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AvernCleaning Internal Exoskeletal...
DarleySEM History
KeeneFlat Embedding Specimens in Medis....
LoginCuring Resins in Microwave Ovens
MagerAligning Ion Guns
RadesFreeze Fracturing of Hot samples
TrivolWhat Happens when the Electron Beam....
WhiteBSE Imaging and Electron Channel...
MitchellSome Considerations for EM Cooling.._
PhilipsUsing Liquid N2 to Pot Resin...
~A Caveat about SEM Sample... Garber
Vol: 5 # 5

June 1997
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AlainQuantitation of Virus Particles by Negative Staining
CarpenterPeak Overlaps on EDX/WDS...
CarvalhoPreventing Embedding Resin Bubbles
EDX windowsSuggestions to Improve the Lifetime
FischioneTEM Contamination and Plasma Cleaning
FoxPolyuchrome Stain for Epoxy Sections
HalesHematokylin Stain for Epoxy Sections
HeckmanMaking a High Res Standard for SEM
MagerInexpensive Tips for Vibration Isolation
OshelHMDS and Specimen Drying
TivolFlattening and Pounding Out O Rings
WagnerHome Made Holey Film Grids
WebsterPreparation of Protein Gold
Vol: 5 # 4

May 1997
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BailinFAQ's About Computer Eronomics and Workstation Injuries
CarmichaelExoxytosis At The Atomic Level
Laroche/ForgetGrain Sizing of Anodized Aluminum by Color Lmage Analysis
LeeA Trend Towards Computer Aided Microscopy
MasterfieldDigital Imaging: When Should One Take The Plundge?
OshelHMDS and Specimen Drying for SEM
ZaluzecPlasma Cleaning EM Stages, Specimens, and Columns
Vol: 5 # 3

April 1997
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BigelowStretching the Life of an Ion Pump
CarvalitoMaking Formvar Coatged Grids in High Humity
ChiovetiDouble Sided Double Labeled of Grids with Antibodies
DenkoSlide Preparations: Heater for Mountants
DicksonSame
DicksonA Thin Film Casting Hint, Useful for Formar
WhiteQkuantitative C Canlysis by EDS
~MicroSalt Plate Holder for the FTIR
Vol: 5 # 2

March 1997
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ChiovettiTwo Methods to Study Cross sections of AL203
MagerMounting for Bulk Polishing
MetlayHealth Issues with Lyohhilized Human Lung Tissue
MulthakuptA New Method of Preparing Speicmens
WiseSEM Sample Storage
Vol: 5 # 1

January 1997
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Beniac/Czarnota/Rutherford/Ottensmeyer/HarauzProbing Ribosomal RNA By Electron Spectroscopic Imaging and Three-Dimensional Reconstruction
CarmichaelPlunging a Small Hole
ChapinTraining in Forensic Microscopy
GibbonAcetate Peels
LevyMy Heroes
RobinsonA Review Of The Development of Scanning Electron Microscopy At High Chamber Pressure
Vol: 4 # 10

December 1996
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CarmichaelMaya Blue Paint
GoodhewMounting and Storage Specimens
GrimesA New Year Editorial
HazeldineThe Annular Cutting of Important Smaples for Microscopy
LevyZepto and Yocto: The Missing Marx Brothers
Pawley/Czymmek3D Microscopy: Confocal, Deconvolution or Both
PetersOn LazerJet Printers
ReffnerMolecular Microspectroscopy: Where are we and where are we going
Vol: 4 # 9

November 1996
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Carmichael/BrimijoinLooking At Slow Axonal Transport
KerskerThe Analytical Limits: HADF
LarocheColor Image Analysis In Optical Microscopy
LevyTo Cheat or Not to Cheat
PalenikIsolation and Identification of Paint Pigments by Sublimation
Vol: 4 # 8

October 1996
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CarmichaelOut Of This World
HenriksSimultaneous Specimen & Stage Cleaning for Analytical Electron Microscopy
HolifieldNew RMS Handbook Review
JoyFundamental Parameters For Microanalysis
MollenhauerSuccess in Science Reflections of a Retired Scientist
Postek/ValdarSEM Image Sharpness Analysis
Vol: 4 # 7

September 1996
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CacereResolution, Flexibility, and Quality offered by Dual Robinson Backscattered Electron Detectors
CarmichaelA New look At Old Beer and Bread
FraundorfA Few Remarkable TEM Facts
HansenThe Difference Between Calibration and Image Linearity
Joy/JoyUltra Low Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy
McCroneThe Case for Polarized Light Microscopy
NashashbiX-Ray Detectors: A Changing World
ZaluzecA Final Farewell & Thanks to Minneapolis
Vol: 4 # 6

January 1996
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CarmichaelA Closer Look at Leaves
ClarkeLight Microscopy Critera for Electronic Imaging
Claud/Thiot/Oderno/DufourRare Earth - Fe2 Thin Films Study With STRATA
DunnamEM Site A.C. Magnetic Fiels Sources, Surveys and Solutions Part V: Solutions!
HansenThe Scanning Electron Microscope As A Precision Instrument
HiltonA Really Cool Image Database Environement
McCroneTricks of the Trade: Particular Mounting Methods
ShinnTo Make a Leeuwenhoek Microscope Replica
SmithToward Quantitative Defect Analysis Using HREM
SowersContempory Problems in Science Jobs Part 2: What Good CVs Look Like!
WalkerTem Sampler Preparation for the Semiconductor Industry - Part 3
Vol: 4 # 5

June 1996
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BrownAn Inexpensive Frame Grabber for the Microscopist
ButterickLiquid Nitrogen Saftey
JoyLimits of SEM Resolution
MardinlyApplication of Microscopy in the Micorelectronics Industry
Millette/Hopen/BrownCollecting and Examining Beach Sand: Getting Started
SrinivassaraoDetermination Of Birefringence Of Unaxial Crystals: The Use Of Conoscopy For Quantative Measurements
Vol: 4 # 4

May 1996
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CarmichaelImaging With Photoelectronics
ClarkeResolution Considerations for Photomacrography and Photomicroscopy
DunnamEM Site A.C. Magnetic Fiels Sources, Surveys and Solutions Part IV: Survey Data Analysis
LevyHomo Videns
Sarver/McCueUpgrades Create State Of The Art EPMA Facility
SowersContempory Problems in Science Jobs Part1: The Job Crunch and the Grant Crunch
WalckA Simplified Method For Modifying TEM Copper Grids For Use With The Small Angle Cleavage Techniques
Vol: 4 # 3

April 1996
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ArmitageParasite X-Files
Basse,ir/Costello/ParrisAFM as a Problem-Solving Tool in the Graphic Arts
ButterickLiquid Nitrogen Saftey
ChernoffX-Ray Detectors: Present and Future
LevyAbout Hardware
Martoglio/Schiering/Smith/SmithDirect Monitoring of Combinatorial Chemistry Reactions by infrared Microspectroscopy
NAVirtual Pinhole Microscopy
Tashima/LindquistCombining Focused Ion Beam and Scanning Electron Microscopy for IC Fab Support and Defect Review
WoodIntroduction to Automated Particle Analysis
Vol: 4 # 2

March 1996
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CarmichaelA Pushy Microscope
FraundorfFew Remarkable TEM Facts
PetersThe Digital Precision Imaging Labratory Part I: The New Tools of Differential Contrast Imaging
Smith/Pardoe/Pelote/Honer/MorganRemote Control of a Scanning Electron Microscope Using Asynchronous Transfer Mode
Voliki/Allard/Dodson/NolanComputer Control of Transmission Electron Microscopes: Possibilities, Concepts and Present Limitations
Walker/ HartenburgAn Effective, Cost Free Holder/Desiccator for Storage of SEM Stubs
WrightEnlightment - Cathodoluminescenescence: The Bright Technique, Part I
Vol: 4 # 1

January 1996
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BlackwoodStaying Alive: Another View
CarmichaelSee Atoms In Motion!
DunnamEM Site Magnetic Field Sources, Surveys and Solutions Part 3: Survey Instrumentation and Methods:
EadesSome Reflections on How Much Information Is There On A Piece Of Film, ON How Film Compares With CCD Cameras And What Features A Scanner Would Need To Digitize TEM Negatives
FrielForety Years of X-Ray Mapping, from the Beginning to Position-Tagged Spectrometry
LakenTEM Sample Prepration for the Semiconductor Industry - Part 2
LundThrough a Cracked Lense: Alternate Views of Light Microscopy Part 3: Illiminating Illumination
McCroneThe Evloution of Chemical Analysis
WoodcockPractical Electron Tomography
Vol: 3 # 10

December 1995
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DowningProgress in Design And Applications Of CCD Cameras For Electron Microscopy
Feltovich/GoldfingerA Simple, Inexpensive Method Of Sample Preparation For Infrared Microscopy
LundThrough a Cracked Lense: Alternate Views of Optical Microscopy Part III: Galilean Microscopes
MilletteRefrence Methods For Analyzing For Asbestos in Various Media
RathkeyField Emission Basics: The Water Bucket Analogy
RobinsonThe Scanning Electron MACROscope
SoeldnerHow Did You Do That?
University of IllinoisOptimization Of Ion Millers For TEM Sample Preparation
Vol: 3 # 9

November 1995
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CarmichaelOne Nanometer Resolution With An Optical Microscope! Impossible You Say?
Dodson/Nolan/Allard/VolklBuilding Data Storage Systems Abd Data Networks To Support Digital Microscopy
DunnamE.M. Site A.C. Magnetic Field Sources: Surveys and Solutions Part 2: ACM/EM Antipathy
HankeVariable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy For Non conductive and Volitile Samples
HankeVariable Pressure Scanning Electron Microscopy For Nonconductive and Volitile Samples
Heaton/Prater/Kjoller/Lateral and Chemical Force Microscopy Mapping Surface Friction and Adhesion
LakenFIB Microsurgery Part 1: A Sample Preparation Tool for the Microscopist
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors PartIX: Antigravity Holes
NewberryIs It Possible to Produce Micro-Gravity in Our Own Lab?
SternbergHigher Speed Imaging: Frame Transfer CCD's
WoodIntroduction to Automated Particle Analysis
Vol: 3 # 8

October 1995
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ChernoffEnvironemental SEM's: A New Way to Look at Samples
FisherSannned Probe Microscopy in Biology
GarberReplicating The Unreplicatable
SchultzNear-Field Plasmon-Resonance Scanning Microscopy
SoeldnerWhat Is It You Want From Us?
WalckPoor Man's Faraday Cup*
Vol: 3 # 7

September 1995
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LundThrough a Cracked Lense: Alternate Views of Optical Microscopy Part I: Why Does My Microscope Have A Pupil?
MasterfieldScheduling Microscopy Assets
SoeldnerIn Praise Of The Hour
TurnerMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors PartVIII: If I Know It's There, Why Can't I See It?
Walker/An Effective, Cost Free Holder/Desiccator for Storage of SEM Stubs
WatsonThe MSA Placement Office
Vol: 3 # 6

July 1995
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BarbiX-Ray Wavelength Spectrometers: Are They Still Needed?
BeddowInage Abalysis Part 1: Where Is It Going?
CarmichaelGetting The Most Out Of Light
ChernoffMore Sample Preparation for SEM and X-ray Microanalysis
DunnamE.M. Site A.C. Magnetic Field Sources: Surveys and Solutions Part 1: Introduction
Imel/Helmick/BaileyA Novel Approach to Reembedding Thick Resin Sections For Ultramicotomy
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors PartVII: More Alternate Semiconductors for Detectors
MissingSpecimen Coating for High Resolution Electron Microscopy
RobinsonDepth Information Available from the Backscattered Electron Signal
VaneWhy Is Evaporated Gold Film Clumpy?
VaneWhat A Clean Vacuum Is Not The Same As A High Vacuum
ZielerTricks and Treats in Phototmicrography
Vol: 3 # 5

June 1995
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ChernoffSample Preparation for X-Ray Microanalysis
FerminAnatomy, Histology and Color Thresholding
Giberson/Peila/Demaree/LeeDays Can Be Converted To Hours, Minutes or Even Seconds When Using Microwave Technology in the Lab
HeerIssues in Cathode Performance Part 3--Cathode Emitter Material
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors PartVI: Alternate Semiconductors for Detectors
McCroneWhat's In Vial No. 3
MilletteGeorgia Microscopial Society Young People's Course in Microscopy January - March 1995
NewberryComments on Electronic Libraries at NESEM/CMS meeting
NewberryBiology For Nonbiologists And Support People
Vol: 3 # 4

May 1995
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CarmichaelAtomic Resolution With The Atomic Forcce Microscope
JeromeExploring Ultrastructure With Quantitative 3-D Intermediate Voltage Electron Microscopy
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors PartV: Wavelength- The Other Spectroscopy
LymanSEM Demonstrations for Younger Visitors
McCarthyAvailability of FTP Site For Digital Imaging
McCroneThe Great Polarized Light Microscope and the Great Salt Lake
WalckTripod Polisher Tip#1 Fast Grinding to Optical Transparency on the Second Side
Vol: 3 # 3

April 1995
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CarmichaelUsing A Microscope To Measure The Glue That Holds Us Together
Jani/Williams/Silvio/Marchese-Ragona/ChristieUsing the Atomic Force Microscope to Measure Roughness Characterstics of Acetabular Prosthetic Shells Used as Hip Socket Replacements
Lata/Penczek/FrankAutomatic Partical Picking From Electron Micrographs
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors Part IV: Windows for Elements Heavy and Light
RochowSeeing Is Believing
SandersonCollecting Material For Specimen Preparation
Vol: 3 # 2

March 1995
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Chumbley/Meyer/Fredrickson/LaabsMulti-User Scanning Electron Microscope
CollinsA Scanning Probe Microscope in My Scanning Electron Microscope?
ComptonLeonardo DaVinci: The First Photographer?
Engle/Herrington/GellerX-ray Image Compression: 16 Bit Counts Into 8 Bit Space
FieldOriendtated Imaging Microscopy
HeerThe Making of LaB Crystals
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors Part 3: Who Put Promethium In My Soup?
MurphyTraining Trends And Their Implications for Microscopy
NewberryAre We Reduced To Using Scraps Pf Cut Film
Vol: 3 # 1

January 1995
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BounaquistiDigital Imaging for TEM - Part III Characterizing Digital Images
CarmichaelDown The Resolution Road: Freeze-Fracture Revisited?
CharmichaelCan Dew Help Us To Image Insulating Material?
HeerIssues in Cathode Performance Part2 - Cathode Mounting Design
ImelUse of Floor Polish in Mounting Sections for Light Microscopy
IsaacsonThree Hundred Years After Hooke and Van Leeuwenhoek: Optical Microscopy in the Twenty-First Century
McCroneThe Mystery of the Truin Shroud
SchooleyVideotapes For Children
SeraphinComputer Network Laboratory for Mocroscopy Education at the Materials Science and Engineering Department, The University of Arizona
Vol: 2 # 9

December 1994
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BounaquistiDigital Imaging For TEM Part 2 - Pro's & Con's
CarmichaelA Microscope That Looks Sideways
Henk/Wandersee/Sundberg/SilvermanScope On A Rope The Microscopy Connection
LafertyDigital Composite Imaging for High Resoultion Specimen Analysis
MasterfieldA Basic Introduction to Image Processing Using NIH-Image as a Model
McCroneTop Light With The Polarizing Microscope
NewberryA Little Nonsense Now And The Is Relished By The Wisest Men
SchliengerPopcorn, Diffraction and the Computer Revolution
SummersCONFOCAL Microscopy Listserver
Zaluzec A Hitchhiker's Guide to Microscopy & Microanalysis Using Telecommunications, Email and the Internet
Vol: 2 # 8

November 1994
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CarmichaelMicroscopy Reveals Molecular Motion
GalletScanning Acoustical Microscopy Part II: Applications
MastersScanning Slit Confocal Microscopy of the Living Eye
N/ADigital Image Restoration Microscopy
NewberrySoil Technology, A Coming Field And A New Microscopy To Support It
SnadborgX-Ray Analysis of Materials: Avoiding the Pits and Other Practical Hints
Vol: 2 # 7

October 1994
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ChristmanIssues in Cathode Performance Part 1--Tip shape and Crastal Orientationl
CooperNeutralization of Osmium Tetroxide in Case of Accidental Spillage and for Disposal
N/AProject MICRO: Microscopy For Middle Schools
RybickaThe Glycogen Granule Revisited
Shelbourne/Ingram/Roggli/LeFurgeyBiochemical Applications: Pitfalls in the Practice
Vol: 2 # 6

September 1994
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CarmichaelMicroscopes Aren't Just For Microscopists, Anymore (Continued)
ChernoffThe Application of Monte Carlo Modeling to X-Ray Microanalysis
EvansSHaRE: A DOE User Facility For Microscopy and Microanalysis
HeatonForce Modulation Imaging
NewberryA Note on Molybdenum Apertures
RyerseA Simple Method To Make High Resolution Projection Slides of Electron Micrographs
SmithInfrared Microspectroscopy And Computer Library Searching
Yaniv/Ramakrishna/GlaunsingerScanning Probe Microscopy: A Rapidly Emerging Instrumrntal Method
Vol: 2 # 5

August 1994
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AhistandStandardizing SEM Beam Current for EDS Without Use of a Current Meter
AhlstandMethods for Preparing SEM Specimens for Micrography with Black Backgrounds
BaileyConverting Microscopy Images Into Other Formats
BrysonA Clean SEM System - Why and How
BuonaquiaitDigital Imaging for TEM Part 1
CaseMore on Projection Slides
CharmichaelMicroscopes Aren't Just For Microscopists, Anymore
GalletScanning Acoustical Microscopy
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors
McCroneMicrodroplets of Liquid Part I: Glass Fiber Brush
NewberryThe Largest Possible Microscope
PolizzottoHard-Copy Imaging Options
RevelThe Red Eye Special
Rigler/LongoHight Voltage Scanning Electron Microscopy Theory and Applications
TerryISO 9002 in the Microscopy Laboratory
Vol: 2 # 4

June 1994
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ChristensenProject Slide Plates
CoxA New Universal Acrylic Embedding Resin for Both Light and Electron Micoscopy
JoyElectron Sources: Past, Present, Future
LundMore Than One Ever Wanted To Know About X-Ray Detectors
MasterfieldNetworking Solution For PDP-11 Based EDS And Image Acquisition Systems
McCroneExploiting the Bionocular Head in Polarized Light Microscopy
McCroneExploiting the Bionocular Head in Polarized Light Microscopy
Postek/ValdarThe Bright Future of Digital Imaging in Scanning Electron Microscopy
RevelThe WAIS and byways of the GOPHER
ShaapurSite-Specific Cross-sectioning of IC Devices for Failure Analysis by SEM/TEM: Specimen Preparation Challenge and Approach
WalckNotes IN Vacuum Techniques For Microscopists
Vol: 2 # 3

April 1994
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CharmichaelThe Resolution Revolution
McCroneIsolation of Single Crystals from Liquid Drops
RothDoes The Scanning Electron Microscope Have An Objective Lens?
Vol: 2 # 2

March 1994
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AdenThe NSOM Technique And it's Significance
ChristensenPreparation of 2 X 2 Projection Slides From EM And Other Negatives
NiemeyerModerne Microscopy - On The Light Side! Microanal Surprises
RevelNew Light On An Old Probem
WoodAutomated Particle Analysis by Microscopy, A Primer
Vol: 2 # 1

January 1994
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BruleyELNES: An Electron Spectroscopic Tool to Study Complex Microstructures
GoodhewAre Microscopes Too Sophisticated?
HumeckiAn Infrared Microscpectroscopist Speaks
ReineTissue Printing for Scanning Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis
RevelThe Blind Showing The Way To The Sighted
Robinson4:31 AM on January 17, 1994
SchamberCalling All SEM UsersE We'd Like to Pick Your Brains!
Vol: 1 # 8

December 1993
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BounaquistiWhy Pressure Scales Cause So Much Confusion
DentonHistory of High Vacuum and Critical Point Equipment used in EM Specimen Preparation
MilletteRecent Activities In Environmental Microscopy
RedmondOutreach Program Interdisciplinary Electron Microscopy Faculity State University of New York, New Paltz, Ny
RevelAttaboy! Attoboys, or the new Zeptoscopists
Vol: 1 # 7

October 1993
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ChristieImaging a Biological Smaple Using a Scanning Probe Microscope
DentonHistory of High Vacuum and Critical Point Equipment used in EM Specimen Preparation
RevelTo See Or Not To See
RhodesModern Microscopy on the Light Side Analyzing Chemical States and Phases
Vol: 1 # 6

September 1993
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RevelA Berry Sweet Development: Microscopy of the Future
SilcoxAtomic Resolution Microscopy
StewartThe Particle Atlas Electronic Edition
Vol: 1 # 5

July 1993
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Fan/Mercurio/Young/EllismanTelemicroscopy
HesslerInstrument Demos: A Dreaded Necessity
KerskerSTM At Thigh Temperature: What You See Is What You SeeEUsually
PhilpottRelaxation in the Institute of Muscle Research Marine Biological Lab, Woods Hole, MA
RevelFinger Painting or Digital Imaging
SolebelloIndustrial Mineral Microscopy
Vol: 1 # 4

June 1993
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JadeUsing a SEM to Write Sub Micron Structures
RathkeyEvolution and Comparison of Electron Sources
RevelThe Truth in Imaging
RicceModern Microscopy on the Light Side: TEM in the Trenches
Vol: 1 # 3

April 1993
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LevyVisions
ReffnerThe Commercial Development of FT-IR Microspectroscopy
RevelWhat did Dickens know about Phaseonium?
Vol: 1 # 2

March 1993
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BisbingModern Microscopy on the Light Side- - -Fibers, Fibers Fibers Everywhere
MurosakoSix-Axis SEM Stage
PhilpottHer Garter Snapped: Old Problems, Unique Solutions
RevelFor Lack of a Nail
VaneLow Pressure Nitrogen Purge Stops Oil Contamination
WilliamsSEMEDS
Vol: 1 # 1

February 1993
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BounaquistiIf You Hate Vacuum Systems Read On
FisherPosters Platfrom Presentations Pages & pages of Publications
FisherHistroy Of Electron Microscopy in North America
Mooney/Krivanek/CharlesworthApplication of Slow-Scan CCD Cameras In Routine Biological TEM
RevelEvo.lution And Revolution In Microscopy - II
Vol: 0 # 9

December 1992
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CarterThe Transmission Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope
GavrilovicModern Microscopy on the Light Side An Instrumental Approach to Small Particle Identification
RevelEvolution And Revolution In Microscopy - I
Vol: 0 # 8

November 1992
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ChernoffAtomic Force Microscopy A Practical Tool for Problem Solving
Draper/SkaninyThe Use of SEM and Other Complimentary Techniques for the Determination of Properties of Cementitous Materials
RevelImaging Without Lenses
Vol: 0 # 7

September 1992
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BurkeEMSA Undegraduate Schlarship Program
Burns/SpontakApplicability of Freeze-Fracture and Cryo-TEM to Complex Liquids
PalenikModern Microscopy on the Light Side The FTIR Microscope
PennThe Biological Images Project
RevelAlphabet Soup
Vol: 0 # 6

July 1992
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GellerHow Accurate Is Your SEM's Magnification?
GuerraPhoton Tunneling Microscopy
HouckAutomated Gunshot Analysis By SEM/EDS
PalenikModern Microscopy on the Light Side
Vol: 0 # 5

June 1992
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BozzolaResins, Anyone???
HouckMicroscopy In Forensic Science
Vol: 0 # 4

May 1992
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LightfootIn SITU Metal Mirror Cryofixation Using A Portable, Hand-Held Instrument
Vol: 0 # 3

April 1992
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GrimesGreetings!
Vol: 0 # 2

March 1992
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GrimesGreetings!
Vol: 0 # 1

February 1992
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