Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Researchers from the Optics Group at the Universitat Jaume I in Castellón have managed to correct in real time problems ...

A close-up look at water samples from a fallout shelter under the microscope, exploring what’s visible at the microscopic level and what it reveals through science. #Microscope #ScienceExplained #Wate ...

Researchers have combined two microscopic imaging techniques in one microscope, providing scientists with a high-resolution method of tracking single molecules in a cellular context. The development ...

Researchers say the innovation, known as SmartEM, will speed scanning sevenfold and open the field of connectomics to a ...

Researchers at TU Graz have proven that espresso is a favourable alternative to the highly toxic and radioactive uranyl acetate in the analysis of biological samples.

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

The history of the electron microscope dates back to early twentieth century when the first electromagnetic lens was developed. This opened the door of possibility to use the principles of the lens to ...

This degree of magnification and resolution is made possible by the use of a Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscope, or FIB-SEM. Ordinary microscopes will not produce the same results. Curious ...