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The recent developement of the single molecule centrifugation assay is featured in Research Highlights of Nature and Nature Methods! (note: subscription required for access) More information available at RJF Wong's News and Updates.
RJF Wesley Wong's group in the news: Manipulating Single DNA Molecules Never Easier!
Single-molecule manipulation for the masses!
A new technique called "single molecule centrifugation" offers dramatic improvements in throughput and cost compared with more established techniques. "By combining a microscope and a centrifuge, forces can be applied to many molecules at once while simultaneously observing their nano-to-microscale motions," explains RJF Wesley Wong.
Read more about Massively Parallel Single-Molecule Manipulation Using Centrifugal Force.

Read about Single-molecule manipulation for the masses in the news at EurekAlert and at Nanowerk!
Rowland's Chris Stokes is one of the recipients of the 2010 Dean's Distinction which is awarded "to our highest-achieving employees whose hard work and skillful collaboration have delivered outstanding results for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in the past year". A well deserved honor. Congratulations Chris !
RJF Yuki Sato demonstrates signal amplification (a 30-fold enhancement in intrinsic phase sensitivity) of a superfluid 4He interferometer with truly continuous operation.

Read more on Fiske-amplified superfluid interferometry.

RJF Chris Richards reports that "Kinematics and hydrodynamics analysis of swimming anurans reveals striking inter-specific differences in the mechanism for producing thrust".
Rowland Junior Fellows 2009

The Rowland Junior Fellows are selected to perform independent experimental research for five years, with full institutional support and access to the Institute's outstanding technical and scientific resources. The number of Rowland Junior Fellows will equal about ten over five years, with the first nine already appointed. Candidates in all the natural sciences (physics, chemistry, biology,...) as well as in engineering will be considered, with special attention given to interdisciplinary work and to the development of new experimental methods.