How small can an electric motor be without resorting to manufacturing methods like lithography? In a recent video, [Chronova ...

1f a wheel on whose side any figure is drawn in conspicuous lines be made to rotate with the greatest possible velocity, the figure will present to the eye only a series of concentric bands of ...

The microscope transitions live-cell to super-resolution imaging at 15nm resolution and contains 110 by 110 micrometers of field-of-view in both diffraction-limited and single-molecule ...

We can also determine where we make such regulation with a resolution of micrometers within a cell or tissue." Yaowen Wu, Professor, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University The intricate ...

Scanning electron microscope images of trona found in samples ... Each needle is less than a micrometer wide by 5–10 micrometers in length; a human hair is about 100 micrometers wide.

The need for new fast classification methods has become increasingly important. When a patient arrives at a medical center ...

Scientists have discovered a unique sequence of minerals that formed from evaporated water in samples from Bennu.

NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission uncovered a cosmic connection between asteroid Bennu and Earth’s Searles Lake. Both contain minerals formed by evaporating salty water, hinting that Bennu’s parent body once ...

Discover a microscopic world with one of the best microscopes for students and young scientists, without emptying your wallet — here are our top picks. The best microscopes for students should ...

In the case of nanoLED, the “nano” is actually referencing a measurement of size, whereas the “micro” in microLED is a loose reference to the size: about 50 to 100 micrometers. When ...

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission found ingredients for DNA and RNA on the asteroid Bennu. The discovery shows asteroids could seed planets with the precursors for life. It's also more evidence that life ...