This atomic force microscope is really cool because it's different than any other microscope I've ever used. Instead of using light or electrons to image a sample, it actually touches it at the ...

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

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Werner Heisenberg's famous uncertainty principle describes one of the most intriguing features of quantum physics: certain pairs of physical quantities describing a particle, such as position and ...

Listed in the Guinness World Records, this tiny electric motor needs a special kind of microscope capable of making out a ...

A chemistry student has won a photo award for a striking image revealing a world most never see: the beauty of scientific ...

Notre Dame University student has won a photography award for a striking image revealing a world most never see ...

When light reflects off a surface, not all of it reflects off at the same wavelength; some photons impart a portion of their ...

The quest to observe electron movements in real time has reached a new milestone with the arrival of groundbreaking technology. A microscope developed by researchers at the University of Arizona now ...

Young enough to still be into imaginative play and silly toys, by seven, kids are also developing their patience and problem-solving skills, so can enjoy more involved STEM and craft kits too. Looking ...