Zhang You of the Entomological Society of China took first place with an image of a rice weevil—an agricultural pest—on a ...

A stunning photograph of a fluorescent turtle embryo under a microscope has scooped the top prize in this year's Nikon Small World photomicrography competition, which celebrates photographs taken of ...

Michael Franklin, a third-year biomedical photographic communications student at Rochester Institute of Technology and a native of Anchorage, Alaska, was among those honored in an international photo ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Using microscopes to observe living things has been one of the most ...

From fluorescent ferns to sprawling neurons, this year’s winning photos reveal the structures and artistry of life seen through a microscope.

Over on YouTube [Applied Science] shows us how to make an f/0.38 camera lens using an oil immersion microscope objective. The ...

ALH84001 next to scanning stage of URSSM. Photo source: Neil Brake, Vanderbilt University. Full size image available through contact When Joseph L. Kirschvink heard about the capabilities of the new ...

This is part of a NASA-supported project hoping to fabricate "device-ready" wafers from space-grown crystals. With its microgravity environment, the International Space Station (ISS) provides ...