Nanoscopy is a field of microscopy that focuses on imaging and studying structures and processes at the nanoscale, typically below the diffraction limit of light. It encompasses various techniques ...

What is Single-Molecule Localization Microscopy? Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) is a super-resolution imaging technique that enables the visualization of biological structures and ...

To unravel the complexities of biological phenomena, scientists have long relied on microscopy to visualize the intricate details of their specimens, including tissue architecture, cell morphology, ...

Attempts to break the diffraction limit with 'super lenses' have all hit the hurdle of extreme visual losses. Now physicists have shown a new pathway to achieve superlensing with minimal losses, ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) led by Prof. ZHANG Douguo have unveiled a planar optical device that significantly enhances the capabilities of dark-field ...

The technique can see features significantly smaller than prior efforts UK researchers have demonstrated the highest-resolution optical microscope ever - aided by tiny glass beads. The microscope ...

Scotland's most powerful microscope has been unveiled. It is expected to open up new approaches to treating cancer, Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and more. It can see things 10 times smaller than previous ...

Schematic of the planar device for producing dark- field speckle patterns. (Image from USTC). Credit: Douguo Zhang et al. Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have ...

UK researchers have demonstrated the highest-resolution optical microscope ever - aided by tiny glass beads. The microscope imaged objects down to just 50 billionths of a metre to yield a never-before ...