Scientists demonstrate low-cost, high-quality lenses for super-resolution microscopy

Researchers have shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical ...
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Standard 3D printers enable super-resolution microscopy with custom optics under $1

Researchers have demonstrated that consumer-grade 3D printers and inexpensive materials can produce advanced optical ...
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Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells

Using a tiny, spherical glass lens sandwiched between two brass plates, the 17th-century Dutch microscopist Antonie van Leeuwenhoek was the first to officially describe red blood cells and sperm cells ...
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University of Strathclyde creates high-performance lenses from consumer 3D-printers

A project at the University of Strathclyde has now shown that consumer-grade 3D printers and low-cost materials can be used to produce multi-element optical components that enable super-resolution ...
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Visualizing the invisible: 5 recent breakthroughs in microscopy

Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.