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Tiny nanodiamonds are being used to dramatically optimise the calibration of optical microscopes, Matthew Dale finds
Algorithms let developers shrink microscopes, enabling innovation by building on existing technology, discovers Andy Extance
Shaping light wavefronts is improving many areas of microscopy – and is enabling Nobel Prize winner Eric Betzig’s most important work yet, finds Andy Extance
Jessica Rowbury looks at the development of new fluorescent proteins and label-free imaging methods, helping scientists probe deeper into tissue
The resolving power of super resolution microscopy is opening up new areas of research in cell biology, as Jessica Rowbury discovers
Organoid imaged with Andor’s desktop confocal microscope system, the BC43. Credit: Andor
As microscopes become ever more powerful, a growing band of businesses are racing to make the latest technologies more accessible and more affordable, reports Rebecca Pool
Illustration of a three-dimensional crystal with various types of confining centres. (a) Crystal with four confining centres, each trapping waves (yellow) in all three dimensions simultaneously. (b) Crystal with a linear confining centre where waves can propagate in one dimension, analogous to an optical fibre. (c) Crystal with a planar confining centre where waves can propagate in two dimensions, analogous to a 2D electron gas. (Image: Vos et al.)
Newly discovered fundamental rules have been embedded into software to dramatically optimise the design of photonic integrated circuits
