Fluorescent protein outshines the competition when imaging cells (phys.org)
25-Fold Resolution Enhancement of X-ray Microscopy Using Multipixel Ghost Imaging (arxiv.org)
Cheaper microscope could bring protein mapping technique to the masses (www.science.org)
Chemists, engineers craft adjustable arrays of microscopic lenses (phys.org)
How open-source software could finally get the world’s microscopes speaking the same language (www.nature.com)
Czech scientists confirm the existence of the π-hole in molecules, proving a decades-old theory - Akademie věd České republiky (www.avcr.cz)
Giant Cell Swallows an Animal Alive (www.youtube.com)
A video of a “giant” single-celled organism eating a rotifer!
Self-healing observed at nanoscale in platinum foil under strain (www.nature.com)
OpenFlexure: A 3D Printable Microscope (openflexure.org)
I’ve gotten all the parts printed and collected but haven’t set it up yet. Excited to see how well it does.
PiAutoStage: An Open-Source 3D Printed Tool for the Automatic Collection of High-Resolution Microscope Imagery (agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com)
Next project. :)
Pollen Series #1: Urtica diocia - Stinging Nettle (mander.xyz)
Tender-handed, stroke a nettle,...
Microscopy techniques combine to create more powerful imaging device (phys.org)
How Do Nanoparticles Grow? Berkeley Lab Scientists Capture Nanoparticles Combining under High-Resolution TEM (newscenter.lbl.gov)
Using a technique called high-resolution liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LC-TEM) at the Molecular Foundry, the researchers captured real-time, atomic-scale LC-TEM videos of Cd-CdCl2 CSNPs ripening in solution.
Neuroscientists investigate neuronal communication with ultra-thin fiber-based endo-microscope (medicalxpress.com)
This summarizes a paper in which researchers created a microscope probe using a single, 110 µm diameter optical fiber. An interesting technique from this that I had not seen before, was that the end of the optical fiber is angled and coated with aluminum to create a mirror looking perpendicular to the length of the fiber. This...
Trying to upload cool confocal microscopy image, but I keep getting an error message
Error message is SyntaxError: Unexpected token 'R', "Request er"... is not valid JSON...
Tarantula embryo gene expression (imgur.com)
Tarantula (Acanthoscurria geniculata) embryo showing expression of genes that pattern the legs and body wall. Right side has curved abdomen, 4 walking legs, and 1 pedipalp (head accidentally removed). Left side has curved abdomen and 1 walking leg (the rest accidentally removed)....
Calcium oxalate crystals in urine sediment. Mag x1000 Olympus CX21. Captured via mobile phone. (infosec.pub)
Leaf Stomatas with Nail Polish and Cheap Classroom Microscopes (tayaut.net)
The school year just ended but I wanted to show off what my class was able to accomplish with some cheap high school microscopes. The images below are under-leaf impressions of diocot and monocot plants which show the stomata used to control water evaporation. To avoid the preparation of slicing leaves themselves we painted a...
Macro Photography with a $20 Microscope Lens (www.youtube.com)
PIC16C66 under the microscope (mander.xyz)
I have to admit, not my most successful attempt at the "apply violence until the die is visible" method of decapping ever. The silver stuff to the right is the broken off silicon.
Rotifer under the microscope (peertube.uno)
I put a drop of liquid from my lotus flower's vase under the microscope and noticed a lot of bdelloid rotifers, so I decided to record one at 400x magnification....
In Operando TEM of All-Solid-State Garnet-Based Lithium Batteries (doi.org)
Fully solid-state lithium batteries offer some key advantages over the current liquid electrolyte based systems. But these solid electrolytes under development can be unreliable and their degradation mechanisms are unclear. This investigation employed transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to study the evolution of these...