Controlling light is an important technological challenge—not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes ...

Researchers found silica can outperform high-index materials for optical metasurfaces. Its chip-making compatibility enables ...

Controlling light is an important technological challenge – not just at the large scale of optics in microscopes and telescopes, but also at the ...

Researchers use laboratory tools every day to help them make groundbreaking discoveries. Read on to find out which ...

These fibers can be found in every tissue in the human body, underlying every organ’s function and dysfunction.

UIUC's platform, christened Stomata In-Sight, combines laser scanning confocal microscopy, gas exchange instruments and machine-learning image analysis, to simultaneously observe anatomical ...

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

A new kind of microscope is giving scientists a way to watch life inside cells with a clarity that feels almost unfair.

Encouraged by these results, Dudin, Dey, Guichard, and Hamel launched a close collaboration. Three years later, their work has produced near-encyclopedic insight into hundreds of protist species and ...

Red blood cells are essential for oxygen transport and immune function in the human body. When these cells become abnormally shaped, they can indicate serious health conditions, including diabetes, ...