Pushed to deliver ever higher intensities in nuclear research, aspheric lenses and mirrors have had to keep up with the power of laboratory lasers.
This second part looks at the challenges and applications of aspheric lenses and mirrors for nuclear research.
A team of Scotland researchers believes its new microscopy technique can help us see further inside the body than current methods. Using a micrometer-sized laser, the team was able to track beating-induced changes in the refractive index of heart cells.
By Kerry Taylor-Smith
25 May 2021
Polarized light microscopy uses polarized light that travels through a double refracting material, then generated into a high-contrast image via the collection of light by a second polarizing filter. The technique has been leveraged by a wide range of industries and adapted for a variety of applications.
By Sarah Moore
25 May 2021
Promising new drugs to potentially treat COVID-19 have been identified by a new study using X-ray screening. A study published this month in the journal Science reveals that 37 compounds have been identified as binding to SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), responsible for viral replication.
By Sarah Moore
13 May 2021
Scientists have created a novel technique using inductive thermography and infrared cameras which could be developed into an automated method of rail analysis.
By Sarah Moore
12 May 2021
Italian naturalist, Giambattista Odierna, provided the first detailed account of organic tissue in 1644 – enabled by studying organic matter under the lens of newly invented microscopes. Now, the latest optical microscope technology is capable of imaging viruses that live in organisms.
By Ben Pilkington
11 May 2021
Scanning optical microscopy is a microscopy technique that sits within the broader category of scanning probe microscopy. It was developed in the 1980s to enable the study of properties such as refractive index, chemical structure, and local mechanical and chemical stresses at the scale of nanometers.
By Ben Pilkington
10 May 2021
Raman spectroscopy is a well-established technique in the forensics field, particularly in criminal forensics.
By Sarah Moore
7 May 2021
Researchers at MIT have developed an inexpensive way of using ordinary light microscopes to look at virus particles.
By Rebecca Ingle, Ph.D
6 May 2021