The affordable microscope has been designed by Manu Prakash and Jim Cybulski of Stanford University who aim to promote equal access to scientific tools. The founders have also distributed 50,000 ...

Black Friday is often a great time for holiday and Christmas shopping, particularly when it comes to buying gifts for kids. However, if you have budding young scientists on your hands, we think these ...

While the majority of students may have already gone back to school or college, the back-to-school deals haven’t stopped coming so there is still time to snag some savings. If you’re keen to get your ...

Long-term studies of live cells are set to take a significant leap forward with the introduction of a motorized stage and custom-designed stitching software for Tomocube’s holotomography microscopes.

The specimen containing Scoriaceous Lava collected during Darwin’s legendary voyage aboard H.M.S. Beagle (1831–1836) will be ...

While perusing a thrift store a worn, robin's egg blue cardboard box with water stains, scuffing and masking tape repairs caught my eye. The label confirmed I'd found a treasure. "Power 300 Microscope ...

When doctors suspect a malignant tumor or feel a suspicious growth, they can begin investigating for cancer with blood and urine tests. But to be certain a patient has cancer cells in his or her body, ...

Scientists have developed an algorithm that can determine whether a super-resolution microscope is operating at maximum resolution based on a single image. The method is compatible with all types of ...