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Novel Microscopy Technique Reveals the Cellular Make-Up of Childhood Kidney Cancer

A new technique to look at tumors under the microscope has revealed the cellular make-up of Wilm's tumors, a childhood kidney cancer, in unprecedented detail

25 Jun 2021

Simple Calibration Strategy Enables Precise STED Imaging at Higher Tissue Depths

Light--and all waves--can bend around the corners of obstacles found along its path. Because of this phenomenon, called diffraction, it is impossible to focus light onto a spot that is smaller than half its wavelength.

16 Jun 2021

Atomic Force Microscopy Provides New Insights into Mechanical Properties of Cancer Metastases

A team at the University of Sheffield, UK, present the findings of its latest research prior to peer review that demonstrate the efficacy of a novel method of characterizing metastatic breast tumors with atomic force microscopy (AFM).

4 Jun 2021

New Technology Improves Resolution of Ordinary Light Microscope

Electrical engineers from the University of California San Diego have now designed a novel technology that enhances the resolution of a normal light microscope so that it can be utilized to directly visualize the intricate details and structures in living cells.

1 Jun 2021

New Light-Sheet Fluorescence Microscope Heightens Spatial Resolution and Lowers Phototoxicity

A research group led by Takashi Saito, of the Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, developed a 2-photon excitation light-sheet fluorescence microscope which (1) lowers phototoxicity, (2) extends the field of view, and (3) heightens spatial resolution.

31 May 2021

New Imaging Technique Helps Visualize Deep Cerebral Microvasculature in Mouse Brain

An innovative technique developed by scientists enables microscopic fluorescence imaging at depth limits that are four times greater than those imposed by light diffusion.

28 May 2021

New Method Enables Scanning Electron Microscopes to See Real-Time Growth of Graphene

Researchers from the University of Surrey have revealed a new method that enables common laboratory scanning electron microscopes to see graphene growing over a microchip surface in real time.

25 May 2021

Microscopic Diamond Tracers can Provide Information via MRI and Optical Fluorescence Simultaneously

When doctors or scientists want to peer into living tissue, there's always a trade-off between how deep they can probe and how clear a picture they can get.

20 May 2021

Study: Van Leeuwenhoek Achieved Pioneering Results with Ordinary Lens

A new study by Rijksmuseum Boerhaave Leiden and TU Delft demonstrates that a microscope utilized by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek to carry out pioneering research includes a surprisingly ordinary lens.

17 May 2021

Unrivalled Speed, Consistency and Ease of Use from New Keyence Measurement System

Measurement specialist Keyence has further enhanced its market-leading dimension measurement system range which delivers all the benefits of the acclaimed IM-7000 series but with even greater speed, accuracy, and ease of use.

From KEYENCE CORPORATION OF AMERICA 7 Apr 2021