There are now various attachments that allow you to capture microscope-scale images with your smartphone. Unfortunately, however, the limitations of the phone's lens and image sensor mean that those ...

UCLA researchers determined sperm carrying a Y chromosome swim differently than sperm carrying an X chromosome. In a study published October, Aydogan Ozcan, professor of electrical and computer ...

The nanoscale X-ray imaging of biological samples could soon be routine in any lab thanks to a breakthrough by physicists in the US. The team has shown that lensless X-ray microscopes do not ...

Researchers have demonstrated that deep learning, a powerful form of artificial intelligence, can discern and enhance microscopic details in photos taken by smartphones. The technique improves the ...

From the reliable pipette to the complex confocal microscope, laboratory tools enable scientists to make exciting discoveries that move science and health research forward. The editors at The ...

Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have advanced research in thermionics, with the aid of a magnetic microscope unique to Berkeley Lab, to more efficiently convert solar energy.

MBL Senior Scientist Jennifer Morgan explains how she uses the new, advanced microscopes at the Marine Biological Laboratory for her research on Parkinson's disease at an Open House at the MBL on June ...

A microscope is a scientific instrument used to magnify small objects so they can be seen larger than life. The simplest microscope is a single lens called a magnifying glass. The larger, more ...

Minnesota lab directors are defending their COVID-19 diagnostic tests amid criticism that they are too broad and find insignificant viral material in nasal and saliva samples from some people who aren ...

Accurate measurement results depend on regular microscope calibration to ensure consistency and reliability across scientific and industrial use.