Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science (CXS), at the University of Melbourne have utilized a synchrotron facility and increased the speed of imaging by sixty times and also the viewing clarity of bio samples. The Chicago-based, U.S. synchrotron facility, Advanced Photon Source was used for the study.
The new method of three-dimensional nanoimaging will aid in medical research for development of new drugs and in the study of biological samples.
University of Melbourne’s Laureate Professor of Physics, Professor Keith Nugent, announced that the utilization of the full color spectrum of synchrotron light was a thrilling development. Professor Nugent, who is also the Research Director of CXS, added that the discovery would improve the imaging field.
Dr Brian Abbey of the School of Physics and CXS at the University of Melbourne led the international project. Dr Abbey stated that 3D imaging at the nanoscale used to take a long time, and that the present discovery would enable faster imaging.
Nature Photonics, an international journal, published the research paper on utilizing the full color spectrum of synchrotron light for faster 3-D nanoimaging.