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Micrograph Competition The Royal Microscopical Society’s biennial International Micrograph Competition is open for entries with the winners to be announced on 30th June at MICROSCIENCE 2010 – Europe’s leading international conference and exhibition on microscopy.
One lucky winner will receive a diamond this year and other prizes include “must-have” consumer electronics such as cameras and iPods, and cash awards. “This competition goes from strength to strength,” says Dr John Hutchison, a former President of the Society and a regular judge. “We receive entries from all over the world, and the standard is very, very high. It is a great opportunity for microscopists to showcase their skills and their work, and it provides an outlet for those that can capture the breathtaking and engaging beauty of the microscopical world.”
The winning images will appear on the front cover of infocus – the Society’s glossy magazine for members. In addition they will be featured in other high-circulation publications, providing great exposure for the successful entrants.
“This competition goes way beyond ‘coffee table’ pictures and this makes it special,” adds Professor Chris Hawes, another former President of the Society and previous competition judge. “We look for images that have a scientific quality as well as outstanding aesthetic appeal. This provides us with truly eye-catching displays. We are sure that this year will generate another crop of outstanding entries and it is going to be a difficult task to pick the winners.”
The competition has four categories; Light Microscopy - Life, Light Microscopy - Materials, Electron Microscopy - Life, and Electron Microscopy - Materials. The short-listed entries will be on view throughout MICROSCIENCE 2010. The closing date is 14th March 2010. Full details, and terms and conditions of entry are available at
www.microscience2010.org.uk
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UCD Professor is first from Ireland or UK to be elected to German Academy of
Science and Engineering In recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field of innovation in technology and engineering, Professor Gerry Byrne has been elected as an International Fellow of the German Academy of Science and Engineering (Deutsche Akademie fuer Technikwissenschaften. The Institute represents the interests of science and technology in Germany and internationally. As a working Academy, it supports policy makers and society with technically qualified evaluations and far-sighted recommendations. It works to promote sustained growth through innovation and acts as an advisor to the German Government on innovation. This is the first time an expert from Ireland or the United Kingdom has been elected to the Academy.
Gerry Byrne is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the UCD School of Electrical, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, University College Dublin. He is a graduate of the Technical University Berlin where he gained a summa cum lauda doctorate degree (Doktor-Ingenieur) in mechanical engineering in 1989. Following 12 years as Head of the former Department of Engineering at UCD, Professor Byrne served as Dean of Engineering in UCD.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate (Dr h.c.) from DIT in 2006 for his international contribution to the engineering profession. He is one of only a handful of Irish engineers who have been elected as International Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng) in the UK. In 2000/2001 he served as President of the professional body for engineering in Ireland, Engineers Ireland. In 2002/2003 he was President of the Irish Academy of Engineering. He is currently President of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP).
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Scientists are celebrating as NASA successfully launched its high resolution Sun probe into space on Thursday 11 February.
The Solar Dynamics Observatory will give space scientists the most detailed views ever of the Sun to help improve their understanding of the Sun’s disruptive influence on space weather and services such as telecommunications on Earth. The UK, including scientists and engineers from the Science and Technology Facility Council’s (STFC’s) Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL), has provided essential expertise and technology to the mission.
RAL Scientists involved in the five year mission watched as SDO was launched from Florida's Cape Canaveral base at 15.23 (GMT).
"When you witness a launch, after years of preparation, and knowing that there is a piece of hardware from your lab at the top of that rocket, it can be extremely emotional. You are excited about the opening of a new scientific door, but really anxious that everything will go to plan," said STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Scientist, Professor Richard Harrison.
Louis-Jeantet Prize Winners Announced
The 2010 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine is awarded to the French cardiologist Michel Haïssaguerre, Professor of Cardiology at the University Victor-Segalen Bordeaux 2 and head of the Department of Cardiac Arrhythmias of the University Hospital of Bordeaux, and to the British biologist Austin Smith, Medical Research Council professor at the Department of Biochemistry and Director of the Welcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research at Cambridge University.
THE Louis-Jeantet Foundation awards the sum of CHF 600'000 to each of the prize winners for the continuation of their work, and CHF 100’000 for their personal use.
Michel Haïssaguerre received the Prize for Medicine for his work on cardiac fibrillation, notably for his discovery of the origin of atrial fibrillation, and for developing treatment that has already helped thousands of people in the world.
He discovered that atrial fibrillation does not originate in the heart muscle, as had been thought for a long time, but outside the heart in the pulmonary veins. His research has led to the
development of new treatment for this cardiac rhythm disorder, which consists of destroying or isolating the affected tissues using cryotherapy or ultrasound. The same original approach has been used for research into the causes of ventricular fibrillation, which is the principal cause of sudden death. The preliminary results offer hope for the treatment of this grave pathology.
Austin Smith is awarded the 2010 Louis-Jeantet Prize for Medicine for his seminal contribution to understanding the mechanisms governing the renewal or differentiation of stem cells, a vital stage in the development of cell treatment.
Austin Smith is considered to be one of the world-class specialists in embryonic stem cells. He showed how these pluripotent stem cells form at the embryonic stage, and how they could proliferate in a cell culture environment. His work guided cell therapy development, which is aimed at regenerating damaged tissues or organs.
The award ceremony will be held in Geneva (Switzerland) on Thursday, 22 April 2010.
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"The UK has played an important part in the scientific investment and planning for this mission, and we have supplied the CCD-based camera systems for two of the major instruments aboard SDO. With the launch under our belts we look forward now to the first images from SDO - showing the complex solar atmosphere in unprecedented detail."
Visit:
www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/main/index.html, for more information.
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Ocean Optics Names Young Investigator Award Winner
Ocean Optics was pleased to announce Cheng-An J. Lin, Ph.D., as winner of the SPIE 2010 Young Investigator Award during SPIE BiOS/Photonics West 2010 conference. The Young Investigator Award is presented to the researcher who is no more than five years out of school and is author of the best juried paper submitted as part of the “Colloidal Quantum Dots for Biomedical Applications V” session of the Nano/Biophotonics Program Track of the 2010 BiOS/Photonics West. The honour includes a $1,000 investigator reward and a company grant to the investigator’s advisor.
Enormous Potential for Discoveries (a-b) Bright field (BF) and high angle annular dark
field (HAADF) STEM images of Si [110] taken at 200 kV on the UT-SA JEOL JEM-ARM200F. The HAADF image shows information transfer to 0.078 nm, while the BF image resolves spatial information < 0.1 nm.
(c-d) Bright field (BF) and high angle annular dark field (HAADF) STEM images of Si [110] taken at 120 kV on the UT-SA JEOL JEM-ARM200F. The HAADF image and BF image both show information transfer to < 0.1 nm.
The first transmission electron microscope of its caliber to be installed, the eagerly awaited atomic resolution JEOL JEM- ARM200F TEM arrived at the University of Texas San Antonio in
January and by early February began producing imaging results showing at least 78 picometer information transfer said Dr. Thomas Isabell, JEOL USA Director of the TEM Product Division.
UTSA physics and astronomy department chair Dr. Miguel Yacaman, a renowned electron microscopist and nanotechnology researcher, tested the new ARM200F performance on Si <110> samples.
“At the level of this new microscope, the
potential for new discoveries is enormous,” says Yacaman, who likened the capabilities of the JEOL ARM200F for sub-atomic research to those of the Hubble telescope for intergalactic exploration.
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Dr Lin, a post-doctoral researcher at the Center of Nano Bioengineering, Chung Yuan University in Taiwan, was honoured for his work as lead author of “Synthesis and Surface Modification of Highly Fluorescent Gold Nanoclusters and Their Exploitation for Cellular Labeling.” Lin presented the paper (7576-6) on Monday 25th January at 11:45 am at the BiOS/Photonics West conference. His advisor is Professor Walter H. Chang of the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Chung Yuan Christian University, Chung-Li, Taiwan.
“Supporting and encouraging young scientists from around the world is something we believe in deeply,” said Rob Randelman, President of Ocean Optics. “We have a long history of support for researchers ranging from undergraduate students to post-doctoral fellows to novice professionals and budding entrepreneurs. Young investigators represent the promise of both scientific discovery and industry growth.”
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NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory Launches Successfully
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