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

Electron microscopy is a powerful tool that produces images of things magnified up to ten million times, but the images it produces are monochromatic. New research from University of California, San ...

Biofilms form when microbes attach to a surface and adhere to each other, often inside of a matrix created by the cells of the microorganisms. These slimy biofilms are interesting to researchers for ...

An easily assembled smartphone microscope provides new ways of interacting with and learning about common microbes. The open-source device could be used by teachers or in other educational settings, ...

PALO ALTO (Reuters) - Playing classic video games like Pac-Man with living single-celled microbes thinner than a human hair is now possible thanks to an interactive microscope developed by ...

Biofilms are aggregates that are formed by bacteria, which grow on surfaces. Commonly found in environments, biofilms are highly resistant to antibiotics, and as such the mechanism and regulation of ...

With the new 3-D printed, easily assembled smartphone microscope developed at Stanford University, microbiology can now be turned into game time. The device allows kids to play games or make more ...

Estimated Number of Under-Graduate students affected per year (should be number who will actually use solution, not just who is it available to): 200 Estimated Number of Graduate students affected per ...