Much like the traditional scanning electron microscope (SEM), the field emission scanning electron microscope uses electrons to illuminate a sample, instead of visible light as is used in optical ...

At the 9th International Symposium on Functional π-Electron Systems (F-π-9) 2010, which took place at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, United States, the atmosphere was that of scientific excitement ...

Unlike the electron beam used in scanning and transmission electron microscopy (SEM, TEM), the beam in a focused ion beam system (FIB) is composed of gallium (Ga) ions. The ions forming the structure ...

Electron bifurcation is essential for the function of metabolic pathways in plants and animals that process energy at the cellular level. The lessons learned from the studies carried out by the team ...

Its structure, as revealed by the electron microscope, mirrors its function It is the mitochondrion, a small body which appears to play a central role in the oxidation of foodstuff.

Hiroshi Kawamoto, Division Officer, Finance Division of Tokyo Electron Limited (TEL), one of Japan's leading semiconductor ...

A fundamental understanding of photosynthesis in nature is crucial for applied photosynthesis, which may well prove to play a key role in overcoming some of the greatest challenges that humankind is ...

It identified a second fundamental function of complex I ... specifically impairs proton-sodium exchange without affecting electron transport or proton pumping via the complex.

The macromolecular organization of photosynthetic complexes within the thylakoids of higher plant chloroplasts has been a topic of significant debate. Using in situ cryo-electron tomography, this ...

Mitochondria are the powerhouses in our cells, producing the energy for all vital processes. Using cryo-electron tomography, researchers have now gained insight into the architecture of mitochondria ...