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X-Ray Microscopy Reveals Inner Workings of Tiny Fossil

The inner workings of a tiny fossil have been studied using X-ray microscopy, revealing evidence of the digestive system for the first time.

29 Oct 2015

EMSL’s Q-Wing Microscopes Help Visualize Components of Complex Samples with Unprecedented Detail

Sometimes scientists need space for a little quiet time. At EMSL, one entire wing of the building was designed to provide just such a place. However, the Quiet Wing wasn’t built to give researchers somewhere to relax.

27 Oct 2015

New High-Speed Microscope Produces Images of Entire Organisms with Enough Resolution

A new microscope developed at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Janelia Research Campus is giving scientists a clearer, more comprehensive view of biological processes as they unfold in living animals.

27 Oct 2015

High Photostability Fluorescent Dye Enables Continuous Live Cell Imaging by STED Microscopy

A new photostable fluorescent dye for super resolution microscopy could serve as a powerful tool to visualize biological events and structural details in living cells at real-time for prolonged recording periods.

27 Oct 2015

New Method to Examine Small Molecule-Membrane Protein Interactions

Most pharmaceutical drugs consist of tiny molecules, which target a class of proteins found on the surfaces of cell membranes. Studying these subtle interactions is essential for the design of effective drugs, but the task is extremely challenging.

26 Oct 2015

Miniature Plastic Digital Fluorescence Microscope for use in Rural Areas

For a project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation’s Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative, a research team from Rice University has developed a plastic, miniature digital fluorescence microscope that can be used in rural areas to quantify white blood cell levels in patients.

26 Oct 2015

INRS and Soochow University Honor UCLA Nanoscientist

Paul S. Weiss, distinguished professor of chemistry and materials science and engineering, has been named the Jacques Beaulieu Chair at the Centre for Energy, Materials and Telecommunications of the Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Montreal for 2016-2017.

23 Oct 2015

Multi-Photon Microscopy Helps Build Images of Chronic Wounds

The National Institutes of Health awarded a University of Arkansas biomedical engineer a new $744,992 grant to improve imaging and early detection of chronic wounds and guide treatments.

23 Oct 2015

Nobel Laureate Moerner to Present 2015 Weissman Lecture on Super-Resolved Fluorescence Microscopy

Nobel laureate and Washington University in St. Louis alumnus William E. Moerner, PhD, the Harry S. Mocher Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University, will deliver the 2015 Weissman Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 5, in Louderman Hall on the Danforth Campus.

20 Oct 2015

Researchers Develop All-Plastic, Miniature, Digital Fluorescence Microscope

You can learn a lot about the state of someone's immune system just by examining their blood under the microscope. An abnormally high or low white blood count, for instance, might indicate a bone marrow pathology or AIDS. The rupturing of white blood cells might be the sign of an underlying microbial or viral infection. Strangely shaped cells often indicate cancer.

20 Oct 2015