Researchers from Regensburg and Birmingham have overcome a fundamental limitation of optical microscopy. With the help of ...

By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a ...

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How physically magnifying objects using a key ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world.

Dispersion is an inherent feature of electromagnetic waves. It allows light to behave differently at different wavelengths, which can be useful, but it also creates chromatic aberrations. As bandwidth ...

Optical photothermal infrared (O-PTIR) spectroscopy is an infrared super-resolution measurement technique where a shorter ...

The meteoric rise of cryo-electron microscopy from an obscure imaging technique to a powerhouse for determining biomolecular structures is transforming our understanding of biology. Our knowledge of ...

Integrating deep learning in optical microscopy enhances image analysis, overcoming traditional limitations and improving classification and segmentation tasks.

Stanford physicists have engineered a sophisticated optical cavity capable of harvesting single photons from individual atoms ...