Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which garnered a Nobel Prize in 1953, brought into clear view structures inside ...

Organic molecular crystals can respond to external stimuli such as heat, light, and mechanical force, making them attractive candidates for next-generation functional materials. However, predicting ...

A computer-assisted design schematic showing how an electron beam is routed within a microscope. After going through the sample, it crosses a bright cyan beam representing the laser beam. A schematic ...

A new study presents a fluorescence imaging-based technique to measure the activity rates of individual scramblase proteins.

Rudolf Virchow fundamentally changed medicine when he formulated his cell theory of disease in the 19th century: Diseases do ...