Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have developed an innovative microscopy technique capable of improving the observation of living cells. The study, ...

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a cornerstone technique for nanoscale manipulation, and has applications in nanoparticle assembly, biomolecule handling, semiconductor device manufacturing, etc.

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Researchers have developed a compact handheld imaging probe that could expand the clinical and research use of photoacoustic ...

For centuries, the field of pathology has been defined by a single instrument: the microscope. But according to William Westra, MD, vice chair of Anatomic Pathology at Moffitt Cancer Center, the field ...

A joint research team from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory has achieved precise control and real-time observation of ...

Stimulated Emission Depletion (STED) microscopy is a super-resolution imaging technique that overcomes the diffraction limit of conventional optical microscopy. It enables the visualization of ...