This Microscope Allows Us To See Virus Moving Through Cells

Aadhya Khatri - Sep 23, 2019


This Microscope Allows Us To See Virus Moving Through Cells

Experts have found a way to record data of a super-resolution microscope in real-time. So now we can see the movement of super small objects

It is common knowledge that if you want to see something small, use a microscope. But when you want to see something with a size so small that normal microscope cannot work on, what you want is a super-resolution microscope, which can offer you resolutions of a millionth of a millimeter.

However, these devices have one drawback. They work slowly because there is so much data they have to record. Now, experts have found a way to record the same amount of data in real-time.

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A living bone cancer captured by the new microscope

Time-saving is just one of the advantages of this technology; another noticeable ability enabled by this is that we can now see the movement of super small objects, such as cell particles.

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The technology works by using laser light to irradiate objects, making molecules excited and glow. The microscope can gather these lights, resulting in faster results at a higher resolution.

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This technology can be handy in studying biological elements, how the mitochondria, a part of a cell, moves, for example.

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The experts have a plan to apply this technology to the aforementioned studies next year.

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