Researchers at the University of Tokyo have built a microscope that can detect a signal over an intensity range 14 times ...

Microscopy has advanced significantly over the centuries, but modern tools still face trade-offs. Quantitative phase ...

Turn the coarse focus so that the stage is as close to the objective lens as possible. You should not look through the microscope to do this. Place the microscope slide – either one you have prepared, ...

Laser scanning microscopes are useful for all kinds of tiny investigations. As it turns out, you can build one using parts salvaged from a Blu-ray player, as demonstrated by [Doctor Volt]. The trick ...