ChipScope – A Completely New Strategy Towards Optical Microscopy
For half a millennium, people have tried to enhance human vision by technical means. While the human eye is capable of recognizing features over a…
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Biochemical Quantitative Phase Imaging Delivers Unprecedented 3D Images of Live Cells Plus Details of Molecules Inside
No damage caused by strong light, no artificial dyes or fluorescent tags needed. The insides of living cells can be seen in their natural state…
‘Whispering Gallery’ Effect Allows Light to Be Stored and Controls Electron Beams
Research team led by the University of Göttingen succeeds in coupling free electrons to optical resonators. When you speak softly in one of the galleries…
“Tissue Clearing” Technique Offers Incredible View Deep Inside Animals
Advances in neuroscience research and microscopy: a collaborative project driven by researchers of the Max Perutz Labs Vienna, a joint venture of the University of…
High-Speed Atomic Video: Single Molecules Captured at a Staggering 1,600 Frames per Second
A team including researchers from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tokyo has successfully captured video of single molecules in motion at 1,600…
Quantum Radar Prototype Demonstrated – “Microwave Quantum Illumination” Outperforms Classical Radar
New detection technique based on quantum technology developed at IST Austria. Quantum entanglement is a physical phenomenon where two particles remain inter-connected, sharing physical traits…
Scientists Tame Electron Bunches to Generate Brighter X-Ray Beam With “Donut Laser”
New research shows that when a bunch of electrons zooms through the middle of a ring-shaped laser beam, the bunch can wind up with higher…
MegaX: The First Camera to Capture the Smallest Particles of Light
EPFL scientists, working in association with Canon, have developed a camera that can take 3D images with record-breaking speed and resolution. “It’s something I’d been…
New Photon-Counting Camera With Record Speed and Resolution for 3D Image Capture
Megapixel image sensor could bring significant improvements to augmented reality and LiDAR systems for autonomous vehicles. Researchers have developed the first megapixel photon-counting camera based…
Self-Powered X-Ray Detector to Revolutionize Medicine, Security and Research Imaging
2D perovskite thin films boost sensitivity 100-fold compared to conventional detectors, require no outside power source, and enable low-dose dental and medical images. A new…
Optimizing Pulses From Highly Intense X-Ray Beams in Race Toward Ultrafast Imaging of Single Particles
Using a combination of experimental and computational data, researchers discover paths to optimize pulses from highly intense X-ray beams. Scientists have long pursued the ability…
Individual Ion Mass Spectrometry: Powerful New Way to Probe Single Molecules
Precision measurements can aid understanding of disease, infection and vaccines. Biology can be murky, and medicine involves dealing with very complex mixtures of molecules. A…
New Camera Combines Lasers and Terahertz Waves to Reveal ‘Unseen’ Detail and ‘See Inside’ Objects
Terahertz camera uses laser light patterns to ‘see inside’ objects — Terahertz imaging can reveal tiny hidden features of living things. A team of physicists…
Ultrafast Microscope Works Like an HD Camera for the Quantum World
Processes taking place inside tiny electronic components or in molecules can now be filmed at a resolution of a few hundred attoseconds and down to…
Chemical Bond Making & Breaking Recorded in Action – 500,000x Smaller Than the Width of a Human Hair
Ever since it was proposed that atoms are building blocks of the world, scientists have been trying to understand how and why they bond to…
Conventional Methods for Obtaining HDR Images Are Wrong
Advances in the characterization of high dynamic range or HDR images: A set of techniques used in image processing that allow better viewing between the…
New Ghost Imaging Nanoscopy Approach Captures the Details of Processes Occurring in Living Cells
Ghost imaging speeds up super-resolution microscopy: New nanoscopy approach poised to capture biological processes occurring inside cells at submillisecond speeds. Researchers have used advanced imaging…
Google’s New Volumetric Capture System: Realistic Character Lighting for Any Environment
Even novice photographers and videographers who rely on their handheld devices to snap photos or make videos often consider their subject’s lighting. Lighting is critical…