In-depth articles written by our editorial team focusing on the latest developments in materials science and technology
A new hybrid microscope has been developed that could create digital biopsies that will transform the field of cancer diagnosis.
By Sarah Moore
14 Apr 2020
Despite the growing use in recent years to image materials, electron microscopy techniques have been in use for many decades to image and understand how allergic reactions happen.
By Liam Critchley
3 Apr 2020
Image analysis systems are used to characterize particles in many different areas of science, including materials science, biology, ecology, energy technology, and geosciences.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
9 Apr 2020
This article discusses research that revealed details in last year's black hole image, and the future for black hole imaging.
One advantage of working with electrons over photons is that the greater mass of the electron means that even slower-moving particles have much shorter wavelengths. This results in a smaller diffraction limit and it is much easier to achieve higher imaging resolution.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
6 Apr 2020
Scientists at the University of Shanghai published a paper demonstrating how they used thermal analysis to indicate how to create optical reference cavities.
By Sarah Moore
27 Mar 2020
The discovery of this duality in light was the basis of modern quantum physics, and the ability of electrons’ quantum states to change from wave to particle, or both at once, continues to fascinate experimental and theoretical physicists today.
By Ben Pilkington
26 Mar 2020
Cryo-electron microscopy (EM) has recently emerged as one of the main techniques used to study the structural biology of many macromolecular complexes at near-atomic resolution. More recently, this high-resolution technique has been incorporated into the drug discovery process for a number of different purposes.
By Benedette Cuffari
12 Mar 2020
In February 2020, a team of engineers reported the development of a technique that was able to enhance dark-field microscopy using a small, mirrored chip to generate images in place of the expensive components that were previously required by conventional methods. The advancement of the dark-field microscopy technique opened up the method for use in a variety of new applications, such as diagnostics and other bioanalytical applications.
By Sarah Moore
12 Mar 2020
The optical properties of lubricating greases such as urea, lithium, extreme pressure lithium, and molybdenum disulfide lithium greases have been studied using terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. Different lubricating oils have revealed unique spectral features in the terahertz range.
By Dr. Priyom Bose
9 Mar 2020