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New ultrasound microscopy technique is first to image inside live cells

Posted in Medicine on 22nd Dec, 2016
by Alex Muller

A technique that uses sound rather than light to see inside live cells, with potential application in stem-cell transplants and cancer diagnosis.

Super-resolution 3D microscopy images cells in unprecedented detail

Posted in Science on 17th Aug, 2016
by Alex Muller

An advance that could reveal biological phenomena never before seen and bring new medical insights.

Artificial Intelligence Offers a Better Way to Diagnose Malaria

Posted in Medicine on 13th Feb, 2016
by Alex Muller

Now an artificial intelligence program can diagnose malaria more reliably than most humans.

New mass spectral imaging maps cell composition in 3D at over 100x resolution

Posted in Medicine on 16th Dec, 2015
by Alex Muller

This may allow for analysis of new medications, identify sources of pathogens, or investigate ways to overcome antibiotic resistance.

Lens turns smartphone into a basic microscope for only 3 cents

Posted in Science on 6th May, 2015
by Alex Muller

Researchers have created an optical lens that can be placed on an inexpensive smartphone to magnify images by a magnitude of 120 times.