When designing microscopes, optical engineers have long faced a trade-off between speed, field of view and resolution. But ...

Clip-on lenses and wireless scopes now let a smartphone camera resolve textures and structures that used to require a lab bench. Instead of peering into a bulky eyepiece, I can hold a leaf, a circuit ...

To observe living cells through a microscope, a sample is usually squeezed onto a glass slide. It then lies there calmly and the cells are observable. The disadvantage is that this limits how the ...

A collaborative research group led by Hiroshi Daimon, a specially appointed research fellow at the Institute for Molecular ...

Using a microscope during root canal treatment may improve outcomes and aid in handling complex cases with a more favorable prognosis, according to a study recently published in the Journal of ...

When studying the brain, researchers are just beginning to use a method known as voltage imaging to track neural activity in the living animal. While this approach is a promising way to better ...

A new microscope is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are visible. In Nijmegen, the world's first microscope has been installed that is ...

The world around you contains hidden universes of breathtaking complexity and alien beauty. Every grain of salt, every strand of hair, and every drop of pond water harbors microscopic landscapes that ...