Resolution in a nutshell
You are standing at one end of a long road and myself and my friend are standing at the other […]
Bioluminescent microscopy – a rising star for live imaging
Bioluminescence is a natural process that occurs in a range of species. Marine vertebrates such as the angler fish (Melanocetus […]
How to make a mobile microscope
Recently I have been making an effort to get back to my biology roots and trying to think of ways […]
The secret of Leeuwenhoeks lenses
This is a great article on work done by the TU Delft Reactor Institute, investigating how Antonie van Leeuwenhoek made […]
Connecting the pale blue dots
As the Voyager 1 space probe was leaving our solar system, Carl Sagan asked that it be turned around to […]
Solar imaging
A solar eclipse is one of the most impressive natural sights you will see – especially if you are lucky […]
The smallest movie in the world
In 2013, researchers at IBM made the worlds smallest movie – A Boy and His Atom. The team were researching […]
Thermography
Imaging extends into many realms and we are not restricted to using visible light to create images. Electron Microscopy uses […]
Embracing the chaos – Imaging turbulence with Schlieren photography
Several years ago I read a great book on chaos by James Gleick ‘Chaos: The amazing science of the unpredictable’. […]
Take a good look at yourself! – Imaging DNA
An understanding of genetics has been with us from very early on. We didn’t exactly know the machinery behind it, […]