Orchid seeds are spread by the wind, which is why they're so tiny. Varying when each seed germinates protects the population ...

Oxford scientists have simulated light interacting with “empty” space—a strange quantum effect that sounds like science fiction but is rooted in real physics. Incredibly, the simulation shows light ...

A research team including members from the University of Michigan have unveiled a new observational technique that's ...

You don’t have to be a numismatist to enjoy looking at coins under a microscope. An enthusiast will be able to find pockets of lead, patterns of lustre and flaws from heating, cooling and striking ...

And when it illuminates as it was meant to—no dust ... to UV light. If your lamp is near a window, rotate it every six months to balance out the exposure. If your shade is stained, try the ...

For centuries, scientists have used microscopes to ... technique that captures the light that cellular components emit naturally rather than relying on fluorescent stains to generate light.

Designed with portability in mind, this microscope is small and light enough to be carried on a hike. It also comes with 3 AA batteries for use where there is no electricity. Moreover, it could be ...

Selective plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) is a type of light sheet fluorescence microscopy ... generate 3D images of thick tumor sections stained with fluorescent dyes, mimicking standard ...

Our study showed that light microscopic examination of Gram-stained urethral smears has some added ... Yet, for endocervical samples, light microscopy criteria have no added value over syndromic ...

This is often all that is needed to determine the type and grade of the cancer, and no additional tests ... of cancer under an ordinary light microscope. Most of the time, these melanomas can be ...

Comprehensive characterization of light ... No. ab28364), rabbit anti-collagen type IV (Millipore; No. AB756), or appropriate isotype control antibodies. Samples were rinsed and labeled with ...

Credit: Author. . This enables imaging of transparent samples that create little or no contrast in BFM ... allowing the stained structure to be imaged with more detail. Light microscopy typically uses ...