A new microscope for the quantum age: Single nanoscale scan measures four key material properties

Physicists in Leiden have built a microscope that can measure no fewer than four key properties of a material in a single scan, all with nanoscale precision. The instrument can even examine complete ...

World's smallest QR code, read via electron microscope, earns Guinness recognition

Just how small can a QR code be? Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage technology company Cerabyte ...

Terahertz microscope reveals the motion of superconducting electrons

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...
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World’s first terahertz microscope shows long-hidden quantum jiggle in superconductors

MIT physicists have built a new microscope that can see quantum motion inside superconductors ...
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The best microscopes for students

Seeing the small world up close gives students a clearer picture of the larger world around us. Here are the microscopes to help them get started. By John Alexander Published Apr 10, 2024 4:00 PM EDT ...
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Every child can in the world have a microscope. Here’s how.

I grew up in India. I love science, and it was very clear but you know, we couldn't afford the traditional scientific tools. And so from that moment itself, the idea that you can invent your tools as ...
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Researchers get kamar dard too. How ‘smart’ microscopes have transformed scientific pursuit in India

New Delhi: Dr. Padmavathi R., professor of pathology at Madras Medical College, has been working in her field for over 20 years. Her career went up, and so did her back pain. As a pathologist, her day ...