Seeing the Invisible
Human beings have been trying to figure out the elementary composition of the universe since the era of ancient Greece.
Tag: microscopy
Celebrating Science at a Science Fiction Convention
I am a second-generation science fiction fan; my parents have been Star Trek fans since the ‘60s, and I grew
How do scientists determine the texture of cells?
This post was co-authored by Arielle Mensch & Yi Cui We recently received a very intriguing question from a 12-year
Snapshots of the Cytoskeleton
Have you ever thought about what you’d be like without a skeleton? Our skeletons give us our structure and also
Royal Rife’s Universal Microscope (and Why It Can’t Exist)
In the 1930s, microscope designer Royal Rife made a splash with reports that he had designed a new microscope that
Nature Under a Microscope: Exploring the Beauty of Nanoscience
Towering mountains are stretching beyond my sight, flaming roses are blossoming by my side, shooting stars are dashing above my
National Lab Travelogue: A day in the life of a graduate student visiting the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
As a life-long nerd and science-lover, it is hard to imagine a laboratory that could get me more excited than
Publication Summary: Dark Field Microscopy Makes Nanoparticles Light Up
This post is part of our ongoing series of public-friendly summaries describing research articles that have been published by members of
How Can You See an Atom? – ACS Reactions Video
Here at Sustainable Nano, we’ve published several posts talking about the instrumentation used by researchers in the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology to visualize nanoparticles and
