Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which ...

Researchers at University of Tsukuba have developed a new imaging method that clearly visualizes nanoscale structures within rubber materials. The study is published in the journal ACS Applied Nano ...

Fifteen years ago, physicists worked out a method to increase image contrast by hitting the electron imaging beam with an ...

How large, fully folded proteins can pass through cell membranes without destroying them has long been one of the open questions in cell biology. Using cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), Leonid ...

Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley physicists' new technique offers detailed images of the small molecules and cell structures that ...

In a landmark achievement in biological imaging, researchers at Biohub and the University of California, Berkeley today ...

Mitochondria are central to cellular energy production and regulation, with their morphology tightly linked to functional performance. Precise analysis of mitochondrial ultrastructure is crucial for ...

Scientists have developed a new imaging technique that uses a novel contrast mechanism in bioimaging to merge the strengths of two powerful microscopy methods, allowing researchers to see both the ...

A new AI model generates realistic synthetic microscope images of atoms, providing scientists with reliable training data to accelerate materials research and atomic scale analysis. (Nanowerk ...

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

Electron microscopy is a powerful technique that provides high-resolution images by focusing a beam of electrons to reveal fine structural details in biological and material specimens. 2 Because ...

The unique phenomenon of high morphological diversity of quaternary phosphonium salts (QPSs) has been observed via electron and optical microscopy. The molecular structure of the QPSs, which differ by ...