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Researchers Study Infection Mechanisms of Coronavirus Using High-Resolution Cryo-Electron Microscopy

The infection mechanisms of coronaviruses can now be examined in detail by using supercomputing processes and high-resolution cryo-electron microscopy. These viruses are known for attacking the respiratory tract of animals and humans.

1 Mar 2016

UTSW Researchers Develop Microscope Capable of Creating High-Resolution, 3D Images of Living Cancer Cells

UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have designed and built a microscope capable of creating high-resolution, 3-D images of living cancer cells in realistic, controllable microenvironments.

26 Feb 2016

New LRL Cyber Microscope Uses Neuromorphic Processors for Advanced Anomaly Detection

Lewis Rhodes Labs (LRL) today announced the introduction of the Cyber Microscope for faster and more accurate anomaly detection. The new product is based upon a breakthrough Cyber Optimized Neuromorphic Processor that increases the speed and resolution of detection by more than 100 times. Neuromorphic Processors are designed around a unique understanding of how the sensory cortex of the brain processes streams of data in parallel.

23 Feb 2016

RPCI Researchers Develop and Evaluate First Intravital Microscopy System

A team of Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) researchers has developed and evaluated the first intravital microscopy system shown to be safe for use in humans. Writing in the journal Nature Communications, the scientists report that their proprietary technology enabled them, for the first time ever, to visualize tumor blood vessels in real time.

22 Feb 2016

New Way to Focus Light Beyond Normal Wavelengths to Reach Nanoscales in Length

Researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology have developed technology to compress light wavelengths fourfold, providing a way to focus light beyond normal wavelengths to reach nanoscales (a nanometer is a billionth of a meter) in length.

22 Feb 2016

World’s First Ultrafast Optical Microscope Helps Measure Electron Motion in Real Time

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have demonstrated the use of the world’s first ultrafast optical microscope, allowing them to probe and visualize matter at the atomic level with mind-bending speed.

18 Feb 2016

Temperature-Sensitive Supramolecular Glass Creates Nano-Scale Pattern

Congratulations to Diederik Balkenende from Adolphe Merkle Institute and Samuel Zimmermann from EPFL who won the third prize at the Young Researchers Idea contest 2016 of SwissLitho AG.

16 Feb 2016

New Microscopy Technique Helps Gain Key Insights into Structure of Telomeres

A new imaging technique has allowed researchers at North Carolina State University, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the University of Pittsburgh to see how DNA loops around a protein that aids in the formation of a special structure in telomeres. The work provides new insights into the structure of telomeres and how they are maintained.

12 Feb 2016

Wavelength Scanning Pixel Super-Resolution Enhances Digital Microscopy Images

A team of researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have developed a new method, known as wavelength scanning pixel super-resolution, which improves digital microscopy images.

28 Jan 2016

New Handheld, Miniature Microscope Could Help Surgeons Identify Cancerous Cells

Surgeons removing a malignant brain tumor don’t want to leave cancerous material behind. But they’re also trying to protect healthy brain matter and minimize neurological harm.

27 Jan 2016