Using focused electron beams and nanomanipulators, scientists can now cut and shape metal samples just billionths of a meter ...

Back in 2010, crystallographer Tim Gruene heard a scientist from drugmaker Novartis say something that stuck with him. The pharmaceutical giant had amassed a collection of around 2 million small ...

Researchers at the University of Victoria have developed a new imaging technique that could change the way scientists see the ...

For the first time, researchers at Umeå University, Sweden, can now show how the dreaded poliovirus behaves when it takes over an infected cell and tricks the cell into producing new virus particles.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Electron microscopy has existed for nearly a century, but a record ...

Electron microscopy is an exceptional tool for peering deep into the structure of isolated molecules. But when it comes to ...

Under an electron microscope, the ordinary fruit fly becomes unrecognizable — its eyes turn into crystalline domes, its hairs ...

For all its possibilities, nature tends to replay one particular scene over and over again: the confrontation between matter and light. It stages the scene in a practically infinite number of ways, ...