Microscopy

Researchers Design Wearable Microscope That Can Measure Fluorescent Dyes Through Skin

October 2, 2016

Researchers can detect spatial frequencies of a fluorescent image, which are then analyzed to sense the target fluorescence signal through the skin (Credit: UCLA) UCLA researchers working with a team at Verily Life Sciences have designed a [more...]

Super-resolution 3-D Microscopy Images Cells

September 5, 2016

Using a new 3-D super-resolution instrument, researchers captured this visualization of a “primary cilium,” the antenna of the cell. (Photo courtesy of Huang et al./Cell) A new ultra-high resolution “nanoscope” is [more...]

Portable Microscope Could Speed Sepsis Detection

September 5, 2016

A portable microscope, developed as part of a scalable, point-of-care, label-free microarray platform, may offer more rapid detection of sepsis and other infections caused by bacteria, ultimately saving millions of lives each year. The [more...]

Holotomography Enables Real-Time, Label-Free Visualization of Cells

May 9, 2016

3D images of a red blood cell, white blood cell and hepatocyte. (Courtesy of KAIST) A powerful method for imaging live cells without staining employs a 2D/3D/4D holographic microscope, allowing real-time, label-free visualization of [more...]

Microscope Creates Near-real-time Videos of Nanoscale Processes

January 1, 2016

A new high-speed microscope produces images of chemical processes taking place at the nanoscale, at a rate that is close to real-time video. This closeup shot of the microscope shows transparent tubes used to inject various liquids into [more...]

New Biosensor Provides Spatially Resolved Hydrogen Peroxide Sensing in Cells

January 1, 2016

This super-resolution fluorescence microscopy image of HyPer-Tau shows the microtubular structure of a human cancer cell. The image was made using the new super-resolution microscope in the Georgia Tech Institute for Bioengineering & [more...]

Microlenses

September 1, 2015

Book Description MDPI Link (Open Access) Editor: Dr. Hongrui Jiang The study and application of microscale lenses and lens arrays have been actively researched in recent years; new approaches in the fabrication of microlenses and [more...]