The researchers took thousands of individual images of the molecules under the microscope and then used high-performance computers to calculate a 3D structure at almost atomic resolution.

The new electron microscopes can tilt the specimen in various orientations, allowing researchers to take photos of cell "slabs" from 140 different angles, said McIntosh.

Under a traditional, light-based microscope, it’s impossible to image something smaller than the wavelength of light that the microscope uses, which is around 250 nanometers, explains Brian ...

The membrane-bound organelle appears to play a huge role in helping cells sort, discard, and recycle their contents. It's ...

Fat cells, or adipocytes, are amongst the largest cells in the human body. They form a thick insulating layer under the skin which serves to cushion us as well as to store energy. In this image the ...

The molecule can then be tracked under an ordinary – albeit very high-resolution – optical microscope. Cryo-ET uses electron microscopes to study flash-frozen samples, like cells.

The role of electron irradiation history in liquid cell transmission electron microscopy. Science Advances , 20 Apr 2018 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aaq1202 Cite This Page : ...

The high power electron microscopes are used primarily for probing atomic structure of strong, solid materials, such as graphene — a lattice of carbon only one atom thick.

Peering inside cells has been an integral part of biology ever since the 17th century, when cells were discovered under a microscope. But even with advances in light and electron microscopy ...

Under the electron microscope, DNA molecules undergoing transcription exhibit Christmas-tree-like structures. Author: Thomas Broker ...