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Receiving a diamond prompts curiosity about its origin, natural or lab-grown. Visual inspection and basic testers cannot ...

In this useful Tools & Resources article, the authors describe a new cryogenic light microscopy design and characterize its temperature and spatial stability. This compelling system avoids the ...

A recent study examined a transparent material used in high-impact applications such as helicopter windshields at the ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Is there anything more satisfying than a gadget? Human evolution was predicated on the creation of tools that become extensions of us, and ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ring-shaped structure called the moving junction. What no one could work ...

Today we're looking at Atomic Force Microscopy! I built a "macro-AFM" to demonstrate the principles of an atomic force microscope, then we look at a real AFM (an nGauge AFM from ICSPI) and do a few ...

Researchers can see in 3D how signaling proteins cluster on the surface of endosomes (gray) using a new microscopy tool kit. Credit: ACS Nano Biologists depend on microscopes to see what their cell ...

The Purdue Electron Microscopy Center (PEMC) provides Purdue researchers access to state-of-the-art electron microscopy instrumentation and provides service, consultation, and training to assist ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. In recent times, there have been leaps and bounds with the kind of microscopes available to us, such as AI-powered microscopes that can help ...

The intricate, hidden processes that sustain coral life are being revealed through a new microscope developed by scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The diver-operated ...

Researchers have investigated how microbubbles tiny gas bubbles can deliver drugs into cells in a targeted manner using ultrasound. For the first time, they have visualized how tiny cyclic microjets ...