Diminished Capacity

Another Very High Res Microscope

The Whitehead Institute at MIT reports that they are working on an extremely high resolution electron microscopy rig to permit direct imaging of the shapes of molecules. The article on the web is a bit low on detail — if anyone knows more and can tell me about it, please do.

Mechanisms that speed up the analysis of macromolecules will be of substantial importance to biotechnology and (ultimately) nanotechnology, so mechanisms that can achieve it, like (possibly) this one, and like Magnetic Resonance Force Microscopy, could be very important enabling technologies.