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

Light microscopy has been an indispensable tool for the structural study of the brain. Three-dimensional (3D) cellular scale imaging techniques that improve our understanding of the brain architecture ...

A device that can convert a smartphone or tablet into a fluorescence microscope for less than US $50 is presented in a proof-of-principle study in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that the ...

Selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) is a type of light sheet fluorescence microscopy (LSFM), which is one such 3D imaging technique employing a thin sheet of light to illuminate cleared ...

The polarized diSPIM microscope, which can image full 3D orientation and position of molecules in cells. The instrument was constructed in the Hari Shroff lab at the National Institute of Biomedical ...

The HRIF contains several advanced, digital, fluorescence and light Microscopes which can be used to image cells and tissue. The Light microscopes are ideal for imaging cells and tissue that have ...

This novel hybrid microscope allows for the simultaneous imaging of the full 3D orientation and position of molecules within cells. Researchers from the Marine Biological Laboratory (MA, USA) have ...

A chemistry student has won a photo award for a striking image revealing a world most never see: the beauty of scientific research happening in real time ...

The brain is the most energy-demanding organ in the body, in part due to its complexity. Its components are varied and intricate: comprising different cell types, including neurons designed to ...

A device that can convert a smartphone or tablet into a fluorescence microscope for less than US $50 is presented in a proof-of-principle study in Scientific Reports. The authors suggest that the ...