Nerve block: Halting pain at a snail's pace 
Conotoxins from the predatory cone snail work even at very low levels to block nerve signals. A new NMR spectroscopic study has investigated the structures of a specific conotoxin with a view to developing these compounds, or their derivatives, as novel painkillers. [April 15, 2012]

Journal Highlight: Sucrose in aqueous solution revisited, Part 2: Adaptively biased molecular dynamics simulations and computational analysis of NMR relaxation  [registered users only]
Molecular dynamics simulations of sucrose in water at various temperatures track closely with experimental results, and are consistent with a model in which sucrose conformational fluctuations are limited. [April 2, 2012]

Fold it: Solid-state NMR unravels proteins 
Researchers have developed a novel solid-state NMR spectroscopic method that uses paramagnetic tags to help them visualize the shape of protein molecules. The technique could be used to help scientists understand the properties of various biological molecules under normal, healthy conditions and also in those that are involved in a range of diseases. [April 1, 2012]

New X-Strata920 from Oxford Instruments offers rapid and reliable XRF coating thickness measurement and materials analysis 
[April 17, 2012]

Bruker Introduces High Definition and the revolutionary NMR Thermometer(TM) to NMR with the Most Sensitive, Accurate, High Definition NMR Spectrometer  
[April 17, 2012]

Bruker's New CryoProbe(TM) Prodigy TCI 600 Delivers a 2.5x Proton Sensitivity Boost, Providing a more than 6-fold Throughput Enhancement for Routine and Research NMR 
[April 17, 2012]

Bruker Announces New High-Performance Scientific Instruments and Analytical Solutions for Life-Science Research, Industrial and Applied Markets at Analytica 2012 
[April 17, 2012]

Agilent Technologies Offers Upgrade Packages for Existing NMR Systems 
[April 17, 2012]

JEOL Resonance Introduces Worlds' Fastest and Smallest Solid State NMR Probe 
[April 12, 2012]

Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance strengthens relationship with Green Imaging Technologies for rock core analysis laboratories 
[April 11, 2012]

Oxford Instruments Magnetic Resonance announces the European launch of the AffirmoEX at Analytica 
[April 3, 2012]