Physicists have turned a long-standing imaging workhorse into a kind of nanoscale chisel, using a razor-precise ion beam to ...

Scientists from the RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science and colleagues have developed a new way to fabricate ...

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), ...

The Large Helical Device (LHD) and the heavy ion beam probe (HIBP) system. The inset on the left shows an enlarged view of the section from the negative ion source to the injection side of the tandem ...

The largest particle accelerator at UAlbany’s Ion Beam Lab is undergoing maintenance this week. The general public is allowed to see the inner workings of what is a very powerful scientific tool. From ...

What is Focused Ion Beam Milling? Focused ion beam (FIB) milling is a nanofabrication technique that uses a focused beam of ions to precisely mill, etch, or deposit materials at the nanoscale. It ...

A more accurate way to destroy tumours using beams of radioactive particles could help target hard-to-treat cancers that are close to sensitive organs, such as the spinal cord or optic nerve. Most ...

(Nanowerk News) Space debris is one of the biggest challenges to the safe operation of satellites and future rocket launches, which can be damaged by it. The amount of debris in space is constantly ...