Volume 16
Number 5 October 2010 Dear Abbe table of contents preview
Biological Applications Synchrotron UV Fluorescence Microscopy Uncovers New Probes in Cells and Tissues Frederic Jamme, Sandrine Villette, Alexandre Giuliani, Valerie Rouam, Frank Wien, Bruno Lagarde, and Matthieu Réfrégiers
Characterization of Healthy and Fluorotic Enamel by Atomic Force Microscopy Verónica Zavala-Alonso, Gabriel A. Martínez-Castanon, Nuria Patiño-Marín, Humberto Terrones, Kenneth Anusavice, and Juan P. Loyola-Rodríguez
Scanning Electron and Confocal Scanning Laser Microscopy Imaging of the Ultrastructure and Viability of Vaginal Candida albicans and Non-Albicans Species Adhered to an Intrauterine Contraceptive Device Luciene C. Farias Paiva, Lucélia Donatti, Eliana V. Patussi, Terezinha I.E. Svizdinski, and Márcia E. Lopes-Consolaro
Spatial Architecture of Nitrifying Bacteria Biofilm Immobilized on Polyurethane Foam in an Automatic Biodetector for Water Toxicity Andrzej Woznica, Jagna Karcz, Agnieszka Nowak, Aleksander Gmur, and Tytus Bernas
Dilution and Magnification Effects on Image Analysis Applications in Activated Sludge Characterization D.P. Mesquita, O. Dias, R.A.V. Elias, A.L. Amaral, and E.C. Ferreira
Suberized Cell Walls of Cork from Cork Oak Differ from Other Species Rita Teresa Teixeira and Helena Pereira
Influence of Blue Light on the Leaf Morphoanatomy of In Vitro Kalanchoe pinnata (Lamarck) Persoon (Crassulaceae) Marcos Vinicius Leal-Costa, Luana Beatriz dos Santos Nascimento, Nattacha dos Santos Moreira, Fernanda Reinert, Sônia Soares Costa, Celso Luiz Salgueiro Lage, and Eliana Schwartz Tavares
Microanalysis Applications Effects of the Carbon Coating and the Surface Oxide Layer in Electron Probe Microanalysis Silvina P. Limandri, Alejo C. Carreras, and Jorge C. Trincavelli
X-Ray Mapping and Scatter Diagram Analysis of the Discoloring Products Resulting from the Interaction of Artist’s Pigments Rachel White, Paul Tomas, Matthew R. Phillips, Ken Moran, and Richard Wuhrer
STEM Development and Applications Diffraction Imaging in a He+ Ion Beam Scanning Transmission Microscope John Notte IV, Raymond Hill, Sean M. McVey, Ranjan Ramachandra, Brendan Griffin, and David Joy
Quantification of Sample Tickness and In-Concentration of InGaAs Quantum Wells by Transmission Measurements in a Scanning Electron Microscope T. Volkenandt, E. Müller, D.Z. Hu, D.M. Schaadt, and D. Gerthsen
D-STEM: A Parallel Electron Diffraction Technique Applied to Nanomaterials K.J. Ganesh, M. Kawasaki, J.P. Zhou, and P.J. Ferreira
Microfluidic System for Transmission Electron Microscopy Elisabeth A. Ring and Niels de Jonge
Atomic Force and Atom Probe Applications An Operating Method with Lateral Scan for Reducing the Error in Topography Caused by the Tip-Sample Angle in Atomic Force Microscopy Fa-Quan Zhou, Xue-Zeng Zhao, Fei Wang, and Yue-Yu Wang
Atom Scale Characterization of the Near Apex Region of an Atomic Force Microscope Tip Christopher J. Tourek and Sriram Sundararajan
Clustering and Local Magnification Effects in Atom Probe Tomography: A Statistical Approach Tomas Philippe, Maria Gruber, François Vurpillot, and D. Blavette
Book Review Live Cell Imaging, A Laboratory Manual, 2nd edition. Robert D. Goldman, Jason R. Swedlow, and David L. Spector (Eds.) Zehra F. Nizami
Calendar of Meetings and Courses 2010 September •
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Dear Abbe, With all the Hollywood remakes of super hero and comic book character movies, what is your favorite super hero? Do you think there could be a microscopy super hero? Fantasy Fan from Fargo, ND
Dear Geek-boy, I can truly say I have never thought about the nascent super heroes portrayed with lucrative product endorsement contracts in today’s movies. Super heroes in my day were industrialists and intellectuals. Growing up, I always wanted to be Al-Hazan. I would pretend to be the famous Persian, don my amamah, and yell “Focus!” Several eunuchs from the pasha’s seraglio would rush over to the microscope and begin frantically turning knobs. I also admired Robert Hooke and his able assistant, Smee. Tey seemed to always be simultaneously getting into and getting out of trouble. I can envision several super heroes with amazing powers that are yet to be seen in these days. I can picture Clean Lens Avenger, Reproducible Results Man, the UV Lantern, and Infinite Focus Woman. All we need is a cocktail of nuclear power plant waste, toxic sludge, and immersion oil to be injected into some unsuspecting lab partner! If it works, you may have a blockbuster on your hands.
Dear Abbe, I am considering volunteering to host the next annual meeting of the Southeastern Microscopy Society. What would be your advice? Busy Boy in Brunswick
Dear Busy, Hosting a meeting? Do you have tenure yet? My initial reaction is that you have had too much to drink at the society banquet. Either that or Bob Price has slipped some Veronal-Acetate buffer into your dessert. Although affiliated-society meetings are important throughout your country, to organize one you must have no fear and great patience. At the request of my good friend Matthias Jakob Schleiden, I was once asked to host a similar meeting in Leipzig. While the scientific program was well-attended and interesting, things got a bit out of hand one evening when Schleiden challenged Albert Kölliker to a game of darts. One of Kölliker’s throws went astray and hit Matthias’s wife in the arm. She wasn’t badly hurt but the ensuing brawl that erupted ended up with half the participants spending the night in the local rathouse being sternly lectured by a most unhappy magistrate!
Are your superhero tights bunching up at the thought of dealing with your lab mates? Write to Abbe's assistant at jpshield@uga. edu for all your exigent problems.
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