Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside ...

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

Researchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of ...

In a cramped, windowless room on the University of California, Berkeley, campus, two bespoke microscopes—each a Swiss Army knife for high-resolution imaging—operate around the clock gathering data ...

A team led by Raju Tomer, professor of biological sciences at Columbia University, has created a new design for microscopes and microscope lenses that could push 3D tissue imaging beyond ...

In 1931, physicists Knoll and Ruska unveiled the first electron microscope, revolutionizing science by using magnetic lenses ...

Human breast tissue imaged with SCOPE, a new device developed by Professor Raju Tomer and colleagues. The detailed 3D view of the milk-producing glands (called lobules) that are visible here is ...