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Novel Fluorescence "Lifetime" Microscopy Technique Uses Frequency Combs

Fluorescence microscopy is widely used in biochemistry and life sciences because it allows scientists to directly observe cells and certain compounds in and around them.

4 Jan 2021

New Microscopy Method Helps Visualize the Building Blocks of "Smart" Materials”

Northwestern researchers have developed a new microscopy method that allows scientists to see the building blocks of 'smart' materials being formed at the nanoscale.

24 Dec 2020

Researchers Examine Concepts Surrounding the Origins of Light

Light travels at a speed of about 300,000,000 meters per second as light particles, photons, or equivalently as electromagnetic field waves.

24 Dec 2020

Novel Synthetic Aperture Microscopy with High Spatial and Temporal Resolution

Microscopy is an essential tool in multiple research fields and industries, such as biology, medicine, materials science, and quality control, to name a few. Although many microscopy techniques exist, each has pros and cons, mostly in terms of spatial resolution, speed (images per second), and applicability.

22 Dec 2020

EAG Laboratories Announces Latest Advancement in Transmission Electron Microscopy

EAG Laboratories is pleased to announce the completed installation of a ThermoFisher Scientific Themis Z Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) at our Silicon Valley facility. This next generation, ultra-high-resolution TEM is the first available in an independent laboratory in North America and is the second Themis Z owned by EAG Laboratories.

From EAG Laboratories 10 Dec 2020

New Reflection Matrix Microscope Images Mouse Brain Through Intact Skull

In vivo imaging of living tissues are usually performed through non-invasive microscopic techniques like optical coherence microscopy and two-photon microscopy.

3 Dec 2020

New Microscope Technique Reveals Details of Droplet Nucleation

Nucleation is a ubiquitous phenomenon that governs the formation of both droplets and bubbles in systems used for condensation, desalination, water splitting, crystal growth, and many other important industrial processes. Now, for the first time, a new microscopy technique developed at MIT and elsewhere allows the process to be observed directly in detail, which could facilitate the design of improved, more efficient surfaces for a variety of such processes.

3 Dec 2020

Researchers Develop an Optical Toolbox to Build Low-Cost Microscopes

Modern microscopes used for biological imaging are expensive, are located in specialized laboratories and require highly qualified staff. To research novel, creative approaches to address urgent scientific issues -- for example in the fight against infectious diseases such as Covid-19 -- is thus primarily reserved for scientists at well-equipped research institutions in rich countries.

26 Nov 2020

Super-Resolution Imaging Platform Provides a "Street View" of Organelles Within Cells

The ability to "see" the inner workings of structures (organelles) within cells, in real time, offers the promise of advancements in disease diagnosis and treatment. Organelle dynamics drive the self-efficient micro-world of cells, but current super-resolution microscopy techniques used to track these interactions have limitations.

19 Nov 2020

Gold Nanoparticles Shine Light On Small-Molecule Drugs in Cells

Successful drug development has a significant impact on people's quality of life worldwide. Being able to track how molecules get into target cells, and observing what they do when they are inside, is key to identifying the best candidates.

19 Nov 2020