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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 ...

The sixth annual competition showcases scientific microscopic imaging, illuminating tiny parts of nature, from individual cells to arthropods, diatoms and a zebrafish brain Carlyn Kranking | Associate ...

Led by Arthur Blackburn, co-director of UVic's Advanced Microscopy Facility, the team developed a novel imaging technique that allowed them to achieve sub-Ångström resolution using a compact, ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — ELVIS is in orbit! Not the rock star, but a new holographic microscope developed at Portland State University, and it could help advance efforts to look for life in the universe. The ...

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Winners of the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Competition captured insects, cancer cells, cat claws and more The iridescent abdomen of a cuckoo wasp (Hedychrum gerstaeckeri) looks beautiful when ...

Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope. Each year, rigorous science and dazzling artistry meet ...

From spines on neurons to pollen on an insect’s eye, the winners of Nikon’s Small World photo contest offer a kaleidoscopic glimpse into a tiny world. These water fleas (Daphnia sp.) can reproduce ...