Encourage children to love science by showing them the world in miniature with some of the best microscopes for kids — here are our favorite models. The best microscopes for kids allow children ...

This microscope uses high-energy DUV laser light to create a nanoscale interference pattern on a material's surface, heating it in a controlled, periodic pattern. Observing how this pattern fades ...

Before arriving at Janelia three years ago, Postdoctoral Scientist Antonio Fiore was designing and building optical instruments like microscopes and spectrometers. Fiore, a physicist by training, came ...

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking atom interferometer capable of amplifying faint signals by 1,000 times — making it ...

The asteroid Bennu has provided groundbreaking insights into the chemistry that may have set the stage for life in the early ...

The PhoneMicro5 3-in-1 Smartphone Microscope Kit provides a relatively affordable way to have closer encounters with flora and fauna, as well as capturing photos of fascinating shapes, patterns and ...