Today's super-resolution microscopes have made it possible to observe the nanoscale world with unprecedented detail. However, they require fluorescent tags, which reveal structural details but provide ...

It was more than 300 years ago that Antoni van Leeuwenhoek gasped at the sight of what he called "little animalcules" skittering through pond water, their motion "so swift, and so various, upwards ...

Tapeworms don't evoke warm thoughts in most people, but if you happen to take a close look at them, you'll realize they're ...

Fifty years since its discovery, scientists have finally worked out how a molecular machine found in mitochondria allows us to make the fuel we need from sugars, a process vital to all life on Earth.

What does a holographic microscope look like? Check out the picture, courtesy of the ISS (International Space Station) National Lab. The system is dubbed ELVIS standing for Extant Life Volumetric ...

We are at a critical time and supporting climate journalism is more important than ever. Science News and our parent organization, the Society for Science, need your help to strengthen ...

Abstract: The signal to noise ratio (S/N) and the detective quantum efficiency (DQE) of the 25 μm pixel Imaging Plate for transmission electron microscopy (TEM ... intensity regions for high quality ...

One of two main craters on Alaska's Mount Spurr, shown in 1991. Earthquake activity suggests the volcano is close to erupting again in 2025. R.G. McGimsey/Alaska Volcano Observatory/U.S ...

ECM spacing of 50–70 nm induces cancer cell death upon ultrasound treatment, by increasing myosin forces, compared to tu...Indian Institute of Science (IISc) ...

Detailed optical property maps of biological tissues result from a newly developed laparoscopic imaging device that inte...SPIE--International Society for Optics and Photonics ...