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Standard 3D printers enable super-resolution microscopy with custom optics under $1

Researchers have demonstrated that consumer-grade 3D printers and inexpensive materials can produce advanced optical ...

New microscopy technique preserves the cell's natural conditions

Researchers at Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT-Italian Institute of Technology) have developed an innovative microscopy ...
WFTV

Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...
Computerworld

Caltech builds high-resolution microscope that can fit on a chip

University researchers have developed a high-resolution microscope that is small enough to sit on a computer chip. The tiny microscope has the magnifying power of a top-quality optical microscope and ...