Cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) can help scientists determine the three-dimensional structure of proteins in unprecedented detail. Jacques Dubochet, former group leader at EMBL, shared the 2017 ...

Nearly 100 years ago, a seemingly simple discovery revolutionized the microscope. The introduction of phase contrast, which ...

Today we're looking at Electron Beam Lithography using a scanning electron microscope.

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

M (MMM) installs rare atomic-scale electron microscope to speed materials R&D, linking structure to performance across ...

Scientists discovered a protein secreted by a deep-sea extremophile—an organism adapted to extreme environmental ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis ...

Periodontal (gum) disease is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide, caused by the bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis ...

A phase plate has long been sought in transmission electron microscopy (TEM) to maximize the image contrast of weakly-scattering objects like biomolecules. The laser phase plate (LPP) has recently ...

Researchers demonstrated a polymer-free 3D metal nanoprinting method that uses spatiotemporally confined hot electrons to ...

For nearly half a century, scientists have known that malaria parasites force their way into human red blood cells through a ...

(Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) A technique commonly used to prevent cancer might not be as effective as we ...