WASHINGTON (AP) — Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites — by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight ...

The first major benefit of confocal microscopes is the level of detail which can be achieved. With an already impressive horizontal resolution of 0.2 microns and vertical resolution of 0.5 confocal ...

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

Scientists and engineers build the transistors that run televisions, radios and similar electronic devices based on the moving electric charges of electrons. But the electron also has another key ...

Using super-resolution fluorescence microscopy, medical scientists have been able for the first time to see the inner workings of T-cells, the front-line troops that alert our immune system to go on ...

Microscopy has advanced significantly over the centuries, but modern tools still face trade-offs. Quantitative phase ...

The video showing the reaction of a 48-year-old student after using microscope for the first time was posted on Instagram. A video of a 48-year-old using a microscope for the first time was recently ...