Until today, skin, brain, and all tissues of the human body were difficult to observe in detail with an optical microscope, ...

Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.

The technology consists of a microscope slide that's coated with a type of light-shrinking material called a hyperbolic metamaterial. It is made up of nanometers-thin alternating layers of silver ...

Vision scientists discover new angle on path of light through photoreceptors. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220302150348.htm ...

Engineered light waves enable rapid recording of 3D microscope images. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220308102810.htm ...

Most conventional light microscopes have a resolution of 200 nanometers – this means that imaged objects which are any closer together won't be seen as separate items. A new high-tech microscope ...