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Vol: 16 # 4 July 2008

Carmichael How Much Force Does it Take to Move an Atom on a Surface? Heyd and Birmanns Beyond the Black Box: Interactive Global Docking of Protein Complexes Hetzner Comparing Binary Image Analysis Measurements - Euclidean Geometry, Centroids and Corners Pitts and Stewart Confocal 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 Warren A New Perspective on Mechanical Testing: In Situ Compression in the TEM Patterson,Havrilla and DeFriend Confocal Micro X-Ray Fluorescence: A New Paradigm in Materials Characterization Gorman et al. Hardware and Techniques for Cross-Correlative TEM and Atom Probe Analysis Pasolli Imaging Skin Epidermal Stem Cells: A Review Colby & Ward Signature Analysis Applied to EDS Microanalysis Taylor Cryo-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 & Eick Coloring Pictures for Electron Microscopists or Elements of Digital Image Manipulation for Students ~ Industry News NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - acetonitrile as a dehydration agent ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - wicking or blotting grids ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - sample mounting ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - drying carbon paint for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - dispersing particle for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - sputter coating ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - coating for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - evaporating thick Al layers ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - brain tissue for EM ~NetNotes DIGITAL IMAGING - resolution ~NetNotes EM - algae in chiller ~NetNotes EM - maximum length of vacuum lines ~NetNotes EM - magnetic interference from UPS ~NetNotes EM - filament life ~NetNotes TEM - FFTs in focusing and removing objective astigmatism ~NetNotes SEM - low keV imaging ~NetNotes SEM - interference ~NetNotes SEM - digital camera ~NetNotes EDX problems ~ Advertisers Index

Vol: 16 # 3 May 2008

Carmichael Looking at Proteins Interacting and Folding inside Cells Doyle, Amato & Christner Life 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 & Ward Signature Analysis Applied to EDS Microanalysis Todd, et al. Automated Image Acquisition of Polymer Blend Morphology in an SEM Carpenter & Bridges Surface Preparation of Uranium by Ion Milling Bond & Hardacre Using Iodine Vapour Staining to Visualize Starch Distribution in a Dry, Extruded Food Hou & Li A Method to Characterize and Correct Elliptical Distortion in Electron Diffraction Patterns Gorb, Voigt, & Peisker Insect Epicuticular Grease Visualised by Scanning Probe Microscopy Perkins, Blom, McComb, & Allard Functional Collaborative Remote Microscopy: Inter-Continental Atomic Resolution Imaging Eades & Deal Why is it Difficult to Simulate EBSD Patterns Accurately? Schamp, Valdez, & Gazda Quick Sample Preparation and EFTEM Elemental Characterization of FAB Based Defects ~ Industry News NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - coloring Epon ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - heat fixation of bacteria ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM of smooth muscle ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - fungi for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cross section polishing for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - Labeling SiO2 particles ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - quantum dots for EM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - immunogold staining of DNA and chitosan ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - picking up cryosections ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - permeabilization ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - colloidal gold ~NetNotes IMAGE PROCESSING - false color images LOW ~NetNotes IMAGE ANALYSIS - LOW ~NetNotes TEM camera problems ~NetNotes FESEM - exploding ceramics ~NetNotes ESEM - filament degradation ~NetNotes Scanning He-ion microscope ~NetNotes EDS - accuracy of thin film measurements ~NetNotes EDS - analysis on thin contaminant layer ~NetNotes EDS - effect of beam alignment on results MEDIUM ~NetNotes SILICON DRIFT DETECTORS - element mapping ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - diffusion pump ~ Advertiser's Index

Vol: 16 # 2 March 2008

Carmichael Microscopy used to Show how Spiders Hide! O'Hara, Brown, and Lochner Improving EDS For Low Energy X-Rays Under 1000eV Using an Attachable Detector Optic Lysenkov and Monigle Unique Minilens Cooling System Results in a Compact TEM Chapman Simplification and Variation in TEM Focus Techniques Hariharan, et al. Extending Depth of Field in LC-SEM Scenes by Partitioning Sharpness Transforms Carr and Malloy Nanoparticle Measurement Through Visualisation Sturm Microscopy and Microanalysis of Corona Textures in Eclogitic Greenschists from the Eastern Alps, Austria Piper Wide 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 Riccardi Passive 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 Tring Electron Microscopy Vacuum Pump Basics Erdos MSA Tutorials Videos ~ Industry News NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - embedding pine needles ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - softening hard tissues ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPATION - SEM of wires encased in polyurethane ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - etchants for 6xxx aluminum ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Ni in double-sticky carbon dots ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - problems cutting serial thick sections ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - sectioning seeds ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - multilayer film ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - polymer films and hard particles ~NetNotes LM - arc lamps and electromagnetic fields ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - plasma cleaners ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - sputter coater maintenance ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - large capacity water tap filters ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - chiller pump and lifting power ~NetNotes INSTRUMENTATION - ion getter pump longevity ~NetNotes LM - infinity corrected objectives ~NetNotes EELS - carbon contamination ~NetNotes RUTHERFORD BACKSCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY - elemental composition ~NetNotes CATHODOLUMINESCENCE DETECTOR - magnification ~NetNotes Project MICRO: New Sandbox Contact ~ Advertiser's Index

Vol: 16 # 1 January 2008 PDF File

Carmichael Microscopy Used to Discover New, Cool Mineral! Ichinokawa, et al. Material Contrast of Scanning Electron and Ion Microscope Images of Metals Hong and Ghosh Effective 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 McMillan An 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 Schwarzer Spatial Resolution in ACOM-What Will Come After EBSD Ning Lab-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 Porter Imaging Carbon Nanoparticles in Cells Coudray, et al. Automatic Acquisition and Image Analysis of 2D Crystals ~ Industry News NetNotes TOPICS ~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 PDF File

Carmichael and Schoenwolf Establishing 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 Notte Applications of the Helium Ion Microscope Rohde and Camus Methods of Maximizing X-ray Detection in SEMs Hidrovo and Lundy Three Dimensional Imaging of Structure and Flow--Critical to Advances in Microfluidics Phatak and De Graef Is a Cs Corrector Necessary for Lorentz Vector Field Tomography? Fejeran, et al. TEM of Bacteriophages Found in Marine Sources Germinario Nanoscale Thermal Property Characterization of Automotive Polymer Coatings MacMahon and Raz-Moyal Computer-Controlled Polishing System For Preparing Multiple Pre-FIB TEM Specimens Beauregard Tungsten Filament Heating Effects Strohmeier, et al. The Database Solution to Particle-by-Particle Analysis of Mixed Mineral Dusts Leonard Table Top SEM Utilization in a High School Nanotechnology Course Schooley Microscopy for Children ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~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 PDF File

Carmichael and Remstein Directing Traffic in Lymph Nodes Nowell and Carpenter Multi-Length Scale Characterization of the Gibeon Meteorite using Electron Backscatter Diffraction Lich SEM Provides Critical Process Information in Pharmaceutical Applications Ishizuka et al. Optimal Noise Filters in High-Resolution Electron Microscopy Morgan, Gleason and Vane Quantification of Contaminant Removal by Evactron Cleaning Using Quartz Crystal Thickness Monitors Feinberg and Fiala Reconstructing What Was: Software Applied to Serial Section TEM Romero Overcoming Challenges in Material Science Testing with the use of Large Specimen SEM Analysis Sturm Microscopic analysis of magmatic crystals � Part 2: A SEM study of the stability of accessory zircon under increasing metamorphic conditions Fang Specimen 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 Sharma New Approaches to Managing, Marketing, and Money for Maintaining a Core Facility (4Ms) ~ Part 3: Marketing and Managing a Research Core/Facility Jerome The Beginnings of the Southeastern Microscopy Society ~NetNotes Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - colloidal gold conjugation of proteins ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION � paraffin dewaxing ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARTION � measuring resin components ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION � fixation of low pH extremophiles ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION � UV polymerization ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - SEM glue without carbon ~NetNotes TEM � calibration ~NetNotes TEM - 120 Kev vs 200 Kev instruments ~NetNotes TEM � cause of specimen damage ~NetNotes TEM & SEM terminology - kV or keV? ~NetNotes ELECTRON MICROPROBE - carbon coater ~NetNotes SEM/EDX - thin film thickness measurement ~ Advertiser's Index

Vol: 15 # 4 July 2007 PDF File

Carmichael Probing Individual Proteins in Unsupported Membranes Rietmeijer Microbeam Analyses of the Most Challenging Extraterrestrial Samples Ever Returned Anderson and Foster Microscopy Today 2007 Salary Survey Results Solebello Fibrous Sepiolite Use As An Asbestos Substitute: Analytical Basics Neijssen, Lich, & Carleson Low Vacuum SEMs: Latest Generation Technologies and Applications Piper Luminance Contrast – a New Visible Light Technique for Examining Transparent Specimens Favret, Fuentes,& Ferrero Temporal Evolution of Incipient Damage on Metallic Surfaces Analyzed by Unidirectional Laser Oblique Illumination (ULOI) Clarke Multimode Trans-Illuminator for the Stereomicroscope Rodriguez and Sullivan New 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 Brooks The College of Microscopy - Meeting Rapidly Growing Microscopy Demands Ahlstrand Getting Epoxy Semi-Thin Sections to Stick to Glass Slides Best SEM Stub Holders for Sputter Coating at 90° Tilt Straszheim Digital Cameras and the TEM Beanland Silicon Cross-Section Sample Preparation (Cleaving) ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cell cultures and aldehyde fixatives ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - lung tissue ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - enhancing contrast of mitochondria ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - plant fixation ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cacodylate vs. phosphate buffer ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - myelin osmication ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - alternative to uranyl acetate stain ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - lead citrate and block staining ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - dehydration of molds ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - ruthenium oxide ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - bacterial flagella ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - bacterial samples for SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cationic dyes for bacterial visualization in SEM ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - progressive lowering of temperature technique ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - metal shadow casting of DNA ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cross-sectioning packaging film ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - aluminum evaporation ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - sputter coating ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - humidity levels ~NetNotes IMAGING - digital compression ~NetNotes XTEM - surface densities of particles ~NetNotes SEM - smooth, low-Z substrates ~NetNotes SEM - imageing on glass ~NetNotes SEM - aluminosilicate and BSE ~NetNotes SEM - intermittent vacuum leak ~NetNotes STEM-EDX ~NetNotes EDS - carbon contamination ~NetNotes ELECTRON DIFFRACTION - instability ~NetNotes ELECTRON DIFFRACTION - orientation of the diffraction pattern ~ Advertisers Index

Vol: 15 # 3 May 2007 PDF File

Carmichael Illuminating the Formation of Lumens Mardinly Moore's Law: A Review of Feature Size Shrinkage and its Effect on Microscopy in the Semiconductor Industry Gaugler An SEM Analysis Of Amphipleura pellucida with New Findings Reu The Proposed Doppler Electron Velocimeter and the Need for Nanoscale Dynamics Dobbie Resolution and Sampling in Digital Imaging Piper Use of Astronomy Filters in Light Microscopy and Photomicrography Sturm Analyzing the Growth of Magmatic Crystals � An Electron Microprobe Analysis Study Stuurman, Amdodaj and Vale �Manager: Open Source Software for Light Microscope Imaging Ellis and Pendleton Vapor Coating: A Simple, Economical Procedure for Preparing Difficult Specimens for Scanning Electron Microscopy Dusevich and Eick Students and the SEM: The First Encounter Stoks and Groen The Magnification Myth Griffin andPlatten Quality Controls on SEM Performance: A Novel Reference Sample ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - LR White polymerization ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - pollen grains ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - tripod polishing problems ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - ruthenium tetroxide staining recipe ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - embedding mouse lens & eye ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - pre-embedding cells in agar ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - annealing tantalum ~NetNotes IMMUNOCTYOCHEMISTRY - BSA purity for use as blocking agent ~NetNotes IMAGE ANALYSIS - phase analysis ~NetNotes PHOTOGRAPHY - neutral density filters ~NetNotes DARKROOM - uneven printing ~NetNotes CAMERAS - CMOS versus CCD ~NetNotes MICROSCOPY - analysis of paper ~NetNotes LM - Koehler illumination ~NetNotes LM - calibration standard Z direction ~NetNotes EM - field sources ~NetNotes TEM - cleaning Pt apertures ~NetNotes TEM - free lens control ~NetNotes SEM - takeoff angle ~NetNotes SEM - shorted lead wires - current contrast? ~NetNotes SEM - lines on slow scan/capture ~NetNotes Electron beam simulation ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 15 # 2 March 2007 PDF File

Carmichael Microscopy Reveals Early Neolithic Dentistry Hooper-McCarty and Foecke Microscopic Analysis of Metal Recovered from the Wreck of RMS Titanic Ngo, Hernandez, Roth, and Joy STEM Imaging of Lattice Fringes and beyond in a UHR In-Lens Field-Emission SEM Dunning and Stothard From the McArthur to the Millennium Health Microscope (MHM): Future Developments in Microscope Miniaturization for International Health Philip and Shillington A Novel Technique of Hair Removal to Examine the Cuticle of Arthropods Lich Site Specific Three-dimensional Structural Analysis in Tissues and Cells Using Automated DualBeam Slice &View Little and Borah Feature Characterization of Microfluidic Channels Created Using Direct Laser Ablation Platus Negatice Stiffness Vibration Isolation Technology for Nanotechnology Nizet Improving Membrane Staining of Cultured Cells Using Ferrocyanide as a Post-Fixative Schwarzer The Preparation of Mg, Cd and Zn Samples for Crystal Orientation Mapping with BKD in an SEM Gorb Visualisation of Native Surfaces by Two-Step Molding Johannessen, Llewellyn, Kluth, and Ridgway Cold Temperature Preparation of XTEM Specimens of Embedded Metallic Nanoparticles ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - frozen tissue for TEM ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation of whole mosquitoes ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation for mitochondria ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - fixation of mouse brain tissue ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - purpose of PVP ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - maleate buffers ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Vibratome sections ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White polymerization problem ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of cells without critical point drying ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of cells in monolayer ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - SEM of Zebra fish ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - critical point drying ~Netnotes MICROTOMY - cryo-ultramicrotomy ~Netnotes MICROTOMY - specimen advance ~Netnotes LM - S waves in phase contrast optics ~Netnotes LM - 3-D reconstruction from serial paraffin sections ~Netnotes MICROSCOPY - LASIK, floaters, and posterior vitreous detachment ~Netnotes TEM - defect density threshold ~Netnotes TEM - effect of high temperature on grids ~Netnotes TEM - cleaning a LaB6 emitter ~Netnotes TEM - power line and stray field shielding ~Netnotes SEM - solid state versus a scintillator ~Netnotes SEM - low vs. high vacuum mode ~Netnotes SEM - beam penetration ~Netnotes EBL/ PMMA Mask ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 15 # 1 January 2007 PDF File

Carmichael Why Penguin Beaks are Sexy! Schamber and van Beek A 'Different' Kind of Microscopy McArdle Microwave 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 Jabbar Automated S/TEM Sample Preparation for Semiconductor Process Support Elliott Serial Sectioning via Microtomy (or, How To Get Over 100 Consecutive Serial Sections On One TEM Gird) Mitterbauer, Browning, and Deshmukh A Combined In-situ and Electron Tomography Holder for (S)TEM Rideout Infrared Laser Confocal Microscopy: Fast, Flexible, Cost-Effective Inspection and Metrology Tool for Microelectronic Manufacturing Sherman New Approaches to Managing, Marketing, and Money for Maintaining a Core Facility Humphrey Part Ia: Case Study: Strategic plan for an EM Facility Blewett Part Ib: How to Make a Business Plan for Facility Maintenance and Growth Leunissen A Note on Storing and Testing Gold Conjugates Song Cross-sectional TEM Sample Preparation for Nanowires or Porous Films Grown on a Substrate ~ New & Interesting at Cell Biology and Industry News ~Netnotes TOPICS ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - buffers for fixation ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - high pH buffer for fixation ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - cells grown on collagen gels ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - preservation of microbes in external mucous ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - charcoal and wood ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - embedding wood ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - propylene oxide vs. acetone ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White flat embedding ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - LR White contrast ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - previously frozen tissues ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - embedding acrylamide gel ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - oil-in-water nanoemulsion ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - cross section of multilayers on stainless substrate ~Netnotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - negative staining with ammonium molybdate ~Netnotes LM - dark field microscopy ~Netnotes LM - phase contrast vs. dark field ~Netnotes TEM - digital cameras ~Netnotes Crystallographic indices ~Netnotes EBSD - sharpness ~Netnotes EBIC vs. SE ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 6 November 2006 PDF File

Carmichael Microscopes in Art Galleries? Nowell, Chui-Sabourin., and Carpenter. Recent Advances in High-Speed Orientation Mapping Piekos Diffracted 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 Hasling Integrating High Resolution Light Microscopy and Real Time Observation of Fluorescent Labels MoberlyChan, Felter & Wall Surface Rippling & Ion Etch Yields of Diamond Using a Focused Ion Beam: With or Without Enhanced-Chemistry, Aspect Ratio Regulates Ion Etching Li and Dravid Internet-Based Administration of Shared Instruments with Facility Online Manager Stevens Andrew Paul Leonard: Capturing the Cover of Time Magazine Subramanian Streamlining the Modern Lab Cole, et al. Intermediate Magnification Imaging System for Whole Organs/Organisms Streiker and Smith The NEST Laboratory: The Art of a Multi-User Facility Baskin Butyl-methyl-methacrylate for Immunocytochemistry Through the Light Microscope Spitaler How To Stick Loosely Adherent Cells To Glass Slides Anderson Just Say NO to Microtoming Silicon! ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - ventricle embedding problem ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - sample preparation polymer blend ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - Staining starch in sections ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - staining methods ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - Thiocarbohydrazide ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION - cotton fibers ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Immunogold labeling & SEM ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - testing colloidal gold ~NetNotes IMAGE ANALYSIS - object size ~NetNotes EM - Venting EM Chambers ~NetNotes TEM - electron diffraction ~NetNotes TEM - Nickel grids & EDX ~NetNotes SEM - Back scattered electrons and edge effects ~NetNotes SEM - Backscattered electron images ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 5 September 2006 PDF File

Carmichael When Did Agriculture Begin? J. R. Michael, et al. Microscopy and Microanalysis of Nano-Scale Materials XF Zhang and Kamino Imaging Gas-Solid Interactions in an Atomic Resolution Environmental TEM Harris and Vastenhout Improved Sectioning of Polymers Using an Oscillating Diamond Knife for Transmission Electron Microscopy Anderhalt and Swenson Applications for Automated Particle Analysis Sanchez Electromagnetic Simulation Optimizes Design of a Sub-20 nm Resolution Optical Microscope Li JECP�a Java Electron Crystallography Project Yount, et al. Preparation of the Yeast Pichia pastoris for Transmission Electron Microscopy Gorb Fly Microdroplets Viewed Big: a Cryo-SEM Approach Hazelton Quantification of Virus Suspensions by Direct Particle Counting Clarke Olympus E330 DSLR for Photomicrography with Older Design Microscopes Z Zhang Multi-Axial Stage for a Stereo Dissecting Microscope Ellis A Simplified Method for Formulation of Epoxy Resin Embedding Media Ray A Simple Cleaning Method for Penning Gauges Hazelton Negative Stains/Staining 2.5 mM Phosphotungstic Acid, 25�g/mL Bacitracin, pH 7.0 Hazelton Agar Diffusion ~ New and Interesting at M&M-2007 ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY � Colloidal gold ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Hydrofluoric acid and LR White ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Flat embedding ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - glow discharge ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - microwave processing ~NetNotes SPECIMEN PREPARATION � high vacuum issues with carbon evaporator ~NetNotes TEM - image diffraction pattern rotation ~NetNotes TEM - Darkfield imaging ~NetNotes TEM - Wehnelt assembly ~NetNotes TEM � powder sample preparation ~NetNotes SEM - critical point drying insects ~NetNotes SEM - Observation of polymers morphology ~NetNotes SEM - electromagnetic fields ~NetNotes SEM - Critical Point Drier solvents ~NetNotes MICROANALYSIS - X-ray emission table ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 4 July 2006 PDF File

Carmichael and Rosenblatt Imaging New Paths for Malarial Parasites Barabe, Martin, Schumacher, Swider, and Teetsov Examination of the Gospel of Judas Using An Integrated Approach to Ink Characterization Potsaid and Wen Active Optics Improve Microscope's Field of View Morgan, Notte, R. Hill, Ward An Introduction to the Helium Ion Microscope Ellis Solutions to the Problem of Substitution of ERL 4221 for Vinyl Cyclohexene Dioxide in Spurr Low Viscosity Embedding Formulations Kelly, Thompson, Marquis, and Larson Atom Probe Tomography Defines Mainstream Microscopy at the Atomic Scale Lachica Keeping Life in Focus New Systems Prevent Z-axis Drift in Time Lapse Studies Tarr, Nishikida, and Izzia Infrared Chemical Imaging: Semi-Quantitative Analysis of Components Sheffield Creating Pseudocolor Images using ImageJ West, and Starostina Nanoparticle Visualization with an AFM Grandy and Kjoller The Identification of Particles in a Polymer Film Using Nano-Thermal Analysis Vane and Carlino Environmental Contamination Sources and Control in High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy Gan Water -- A Clean "Glue" to Attach Hydrophilic Plates to an AFM Sample Stage Stanley Protect Your Detectors Sherman Dissolving Osmium Tetroxide the Easy Way ~ Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Critical point drier valves ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - negative staining enterococci ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - dispersing powder samples ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - metallic glasses ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Time course experiment ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Formvar film problems ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Solvents that do not affect Formvar ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - Gelatin as the embedding media ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - neutralizing glutaraldehyde ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - Diamond knife damage ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - JB-4 resin ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - sections moving around ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - Biofilms on latex ~NetNotes LM - field of view ~NetNotes LM - quantitative fluorescence ~NetNotes TEM - lead citrate ~NetNotes TEM - immunolocalization ~NetNotes SEM - roots for EM ~NetNotes SEM - imaging sample with magnetic substrate ~NetNotes SEM - ultrafiltration membranes ~NetNotes SEM - red blood cells ~NetNotes EM - platinum nanoparticles ~NetNotes LM - fluorescence in plastic resins ~NetNotes TEM - viral particles ~NetNotes MICROSCOPY - imaging carbon nanotubes ~NetNotes MICROSCOPY - imaging protein crystals ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 3 May 2006 PDF File

Carmichael Teaching Old Microscopes New Tricks Rueden and Eliceiri VisBio: 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 Little Novel Developments in High-Frequency Micro-Ultrasound Imaging Erdman, Campbell, and Asahina Precise SEM Cross Section Polishing via Argon Beam Milling Scouten,O'Connor, & Cunningham Perfusion Fixation of Research Animals Mulders, and Gholinia Three-Dimensional Crystallographic Analysis Beyond EBSD Mapping: The Next Dimension McMahon and Alsouss Improved Cutting of One-Micron Plastic Sections using Qwick Glass Knives Morris The Scanning of Colour and B&W Film and Photographs for Image Processing, Analysis and Archiving - On a Tight Budget Chernoff A Comment on AFM vs. Replicas for High Resolution Imaging Cohen-Gould Embedding Cultured Cells Grown in Well Plates Connelly & Ruggiero Flies in a Box Garsha A Comment on using FLIM with FRET Schooley Microscopy for Children ~ New and Interesting at PITTCON & Industry News ~NetNotes TOPICS ~NetNotes LM - floaters ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - viral particles ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - cell culture preparation ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - propylene oxide ~NetNotes SAMPLE PREPARATION - MgO preparation and Fe oxidation ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - cleaning grids ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - section thickness ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - nanogold in semithin sections ~NetNotes EM - microscope cooling lines ~NetNotes EM - operating voltage ~NetNotes TEM - Replicas ~NetNotes TEM - carbon post-coating ~NetNotes EDS - Low Z peak pileup ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 2 March 2006 PDF File

Carmichael Microscopes Reveal Prehistoric High Technology Reffner and Leary The Influence of Microspectroscopy on Evaluating and Analyzing Forensic Evidence Hubert The Value of S/TEM: Matching Solutions, Applications, and Economics Seraphin Brief Review: Basic Properties and Applications of Carbon Nanotubes Linton, Farmer, & Triemer Assessing Microalgal Morphology from Century-Old Herbarium Sheets using SEM Eades Microscopy in Ecuador Walck Overcoming Severe XEDS Peak Overlaps with the AEM Jones and Reid A Comparison of Photomicrographs Imaged Through a Late 18th C. Thomas Ribright, Cuff-Type, Brass Microscope and a Modern Olympus Optical Microscope Zaluzec Computationally Mediated Experimental Science Melmed The Day Atomic Resolution Microscopy Happened Hertzler Rhodamine Fluorescence After 15-year Storage in Methyl Salicylate Heckman,Cayer, and Varghese When Point To Point Is Not Enough Mager Making Replicas of Surfaces for TEM and SEM ~ Industry News ~NetNotes - Topics ~NetNotes LM - Refractive index of organelles ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Permount and FITC ~NetNotes IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY - Bacterial permeabilization ~NetNotes TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Embedding tissue culture cells ~NetNotes TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - making PVA and PVAH adhesives ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - Cleaning copper grids ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - Glue for serial sectioning ~NetNotes MICROTOMY - Making Formvar films ~NetNotes TEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Negative staining pili ~NetNotes SEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Critical point drying ~NetNotes SEM SAMPLE PREPARATION - Magnetic etching ~NetNotes SEM - Image distortion ~NetNotes TEM - LR White contrast ~NetNotes TEM - Colloidal Silica Particle Size Distribution) ~NetNotes TEM- Beam problem ~NetNotes TEM - Starting ion pumps without cooling water ~NetNotes EDS - Ge EDS detector ~NetNotes EDS - Oil on detector window ~NetNotes AFM - Sample preparation ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 14 # 1 January 2006 PDF File

Carmichael Why Flies Walk with Wet Feet Lundy Advanced Confocal Microscopy An Essential Technique for Microfluidics Development Smith and Bryg The Staining of Polymers II Ma and Rossman Low Voltage FESEM of Geological Materials Fellmann, Banez, Carragher and Potter Temperature Monitoring of an EM Environment Statham Practical Issues for Quantitative X-ray Microanalysis in SEM at Low kV Collins Mounting Media and Antifade Reagents Mackenzie, Burke, Carvalho and Eades, MSA SubCommittee on the Ethics of Digital Imaging Ethics and Digital Imaging Camus and Rohde Investigating the Microstructure of a Newly Developed Aluminum Alloy Through X-ray Microanalysis Goodblatt Part II - Ontologies and Business Process: Fostering LIMS Development Through Open Standards Scouten & Cunningham Freezing Biological Samples ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 13 # 6 November 2005 PDF File

Carmichael Very Cool Clathrin Sperl Metallography for the European Copper Age: Research on the Axe-Blade of the Glacier-Mummy from the Oetztaler Alps in Tyrol Burrage Microscopy and Microbes at Plum Island: Protecting America's Livestock Vander Voort Color Metallography Cloud, et al. Characterization of Solids from Oilfield Emulsions Frederik and Storms Automated, Robotic Preparation of Vitrified Samples for 2D and 3D Cryo Electron Microscopy Cook Ex-Situ "Auto Lift" Technique for TEM Sample Preparation Miller and Frey Writing Nano-Scale Patterns on Insulators Using Variable Pressure Electron-Beam Lithography Schooley Microscopy for Children Goodblatt Fostering LIMS Development Through Open Standards Kelly and Melmed 50th Anniv. Celebrations of Atomic-Resolution Imaging Gan Attaching Spheres to Cantilevers for Colloidal Probe Force Measurements: A Simplified Technique Kiernan Nissl: The Man, The Stain and The Substance ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes ~ Index of Advertisers

Vol: 13 # 5 September 2005 PDF File

Carmichael Getting the Green Light to Measure Small Forces Shah and Jerman The Application of Electron Microscopy Techniques to the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident Investigation Sims, Lockwood and Hardin Integrating Light and TEM Information with F-TEM images Treacy Fluctuation Microscopy: What is it? Estrada, Selim, and S.E. Miller TEM of Paraffin-Embedded H&E-Stained Sections for Viral Diagnosis (An Unusual Papovavirus Case) Herring Energy-Filtered Electron Holography Nett and Andes Imaging of the Development and Therapeutic Response of an In Vivo Fungal Catheter Biofilm Clarke Eucentric Stage for Recording Stereo Pair Photomacrographs Wang A Novel FIB Method for Preparing Three Dimensional TEM Specimens Friel ASTM Standards in Microscopy Eades Microscopy in Costa Rica Cohen-Gould A Stable Lead Citrate Stain for Grids ~ New and Interesting at M&M-2005 ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 13 # 4 July 2005 PDF File

Carmichael A Closer Look at the Nuclear Pore Complex Frekers, Aksit, Pilipenko, and BYenger A Novel High-Speed Optical Scanning Microscope for Routine Clinical Applications Kujawa, Freitag, and Hubert An Aberration Corrected (S)TEM Microscope for Nanoresearch McCaffrey Easy Guide to Calibrating TEMas and STEMas McCarthy Chemical Imaging with Infrared Microscopy Moore The Total Release Method for FIB In-Situ TEM Sample Preparation Nowell, Witt, and True EBSD Sample Preparation: Techniques, Tips, and Tricks Ruach-Nir An Innovative Method for Imaging and Chemical Analysis of Wet Samples in Scanning Electron Microscopes Sherman Funding Opportunities for Acquiring Equipment from Federal Granting Agencies - Part III: IMR Sherman M&M 2004 Core Facility Management - Part IV: Q & A Webster Embedding Small Specimens for TEM Examination ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 13 # 3 May 2005 PDF File

Alden et al. Objects Worthy of Notice Microscopical Anatomy of Selected Plants Collected by The Lewis & Clark Expedition Carmichael Visualizing Gene Expression in Real-Time Humphrey Virtual Electron Microscopy for Undergraduate/Graduate Classes Ishizuka and Allman Phase 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 Knowles Ultra High Resolution SEM on Insulators and Contaminating Samples Schichnes, Nemson, and Ruzin Microwave Protocols for Plant and Animal--Paraffin Microtechnique Schmidt, et al. Nondestructive, High-Resolution Materials Characterization with the Confocal Raman-AFM Sedgewick Making Anaglyphs in Photoshop Vermeulen and Jaksch A Novel GEMINI(R) STEM Detector System Vodyanoy High Resolution Light Microscopy of Live Cells Wolfgong Raman Microscopy as an Aid in Failure Analysis ^ Examples From the Lab ~ New and Interesting PITTCON ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 13 # 2 March 2005 PDF File

Aldrich and Williams Inexpensive Digitization of an SEM Bode, Wibbelt, and Huelk What TEM Camera Should I Choose? Carmichael Turning Blood Cells into Oyster Shells Cartwright Digital Scanning, Archiving, and Transmitting Electron Micrographs Clarke Effects of Abbe Condenser Spherical Aberration on Image Quality Conner, Beck, and Tracy Experience with a Dicing Saw for Rapid Pre-FIB TEM Sample Preparation Garcia, et al. Sample Preparation for Textile Nanofiber Composites Griffin Towards Optimal Imaging and Microanalysis in Variable Pressure and Low Voltage SEM Jaksch and Vermeulen New Developments in GEMINI(R) FESEM Technology Mills and Huuki New Resin for Repair of Bell Jar Chips Saunders There is Art in Science and Science in Art Sherman Funding Opportunities for Acquiring Major Equipment from Federal Granting Agencies M&M 2004 Core Facility Management - Part II: NSF West, Peng, and Starostina Crystal Scanner for Nano-Metrology Applications ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 13 # 1 January 2005 PDF File

Anderson and Foster Microscopy Today 2004 Salary Survey Results Carmichael Unfolding and Folding Proteins Christian and Stadtlaender Dehydration and Rehydration Issues in Biological Tissue Processing for Electron Microscopy Downing, Sui, Comolli and Holman Electron Tomography in the Study of Bacterial Structure and Function Fraundorf and Lin Spiral Powder Overlays Irwin, Anciso, Jones, and Patton Having 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 Herring Confocal Scanning Laser Holography: A Tool for Non-Invasive Internal Measurement Miller, Gawenis, Andringa, and Shull TEM Morphometry Reveals Membrane Deficits in Parietal Cells Lacking Specific Ion Transporters Sedgewick Color Matching to Ink Jet Printers from a Computer Screen, Part 2 Sepsenwol Specimen Capsules For Critical-Point Drying Sherman Funding 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 PDF File

Albrecht MSA 2005 Undergraduate Research Scholarships Barkan, et al. A New Improved Silicon Multi-Cathode Detector (SMCD) for Microanalysis and X-Ray Mapping Applications Buchanan Microwave Processing of Drosophila Tissues for Electron Microscopy Carmichael Finding the First Fires with Microscopes Cicerone and Kee Broadband CARS Microscopy Giannuzzi FIB Lift-Out and Milling of Cylindrical Specimens for Electron Tomography (or Atom Probe Field Ion Microscopy) Lewis, Lee, and Kidder Combining Imaging and Spectroscopy: Solving Problems with Near Infrared Chemical Imaging Roberts, Flatoff, and True Mechanical Polishing Methods for Metal Samples for EBSD Schooley The Microscopy Society Of America Project MICRO Sedgewick Color Matching to Ink Jet Printers from a Computer Screen, Part 1 Tivol Automated 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 PDF File

Armitage Artifacts from Rapid Microwave Processing of Trematode Tissues (Ascocotyle pachycystis and leighi) Brown, Nicholls, Royston, & D'Keidek A Suspended Floor for High-Performance Electron Microscopy and Nanoscience Camp, Byun, and Jacob Electron Microscopy Analysis of Multilamellar Vesicles Prepared from Synthetic Lipids: A Model System for Studying Membrane Structure in the Molecular Cell Biology Classroom and Laboratory Carmichael Cells Connected by Tiny Tunnels Favret and Fuentes RIMAPS and Variogram Analysis of Barley Leaf Surfaces Gillies Microscopy & Microanalytical Support for NASA's Microgravity Materials Science Programs Greenhut and Greenhut Flicker Stereo: Digital 3D Viewing for PC & Presentation Hugo and Cady Preparation of Geological and Biological TEM Specimens by Embedding in Sulfur Magonov High-Resolution Imaging with Atomic Force Microscopy Neal andRuss Principal Components Analysis of Multispectral Image Data ~ New and Interesting at Microscopy & Microanalysis 2004 ~ Industry News ~ NetNotes

Vol: 12 # 4 July 2004 PDF File

Alden& Galvis On The Trail of the Fathers: The Serendipitous Santos Boyes & Gai ETEM Issues and Opportunities for Dynamic In-situ Experiments Brooker, et al. The Structural and Chemical Analyser - A New Analytical Technique for SEM Carmichael Right at Your Fingertips Clarke Chromatic Aberration in Digital Photomicrographs from Microscopes Requiring Compensating Eyepieces Cross and Witherspoon Integrated Electron and X-Ray Induced Microbeam XRF in the SEM Diebold Microscopical Evaluation of Glass Delamination in Pharmaceutical Vials: A Look at Three Different Vial Manufacturers Dunn &. Hull Three-dimensional Volume Reconstructions Using Focused Ion Beam Serial Sectioning Julthongpiput, Fasolka & Amis Gradient Reference Specimens for Advanced Scanned Probe Microscopy Miller Surveillance of Bioterrorism Agents: Considerations for EM Laboratories Sedgewick Advantages of Adobe Photoshop Elements 2.0 over the full version of Photoshop Walck Comments on the Use of Digital Filters

Vol: 12 # 3 May 2004 PDF File

Boon, & Kok Confocal Microscopy for Diagnostic Cytology Carmichael & Linglec Scanning Wet Specimens Dazzo New 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 & Wells Viability and Versatility of the Yeast Cell Hurban The 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 Sedgewick Making Slide Shows in Acrobat Strzegowski & Russell Project VISUAL: Facilitating the Connection Between Art and Science Taylor & Jasiuk Technical Note on the Preparation of Un-decalcified Trabecular Bone for Examination by TEM Tindall Use and Disposal of Uranyl Acetate in the Electron Microscope Laboratory: Glow in the Dark or Walk in the Park?

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