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A microscope (from the Greek: μικρός, mikrós, "small" and σκοπεῖν, skopeîn, "to look" or "see") is an instrument for viewing objects that are too small to be seen by the naked or unaided eye. The science of investigating small objects using such an instrument is called microscopy. The term microscopic means minute or very small, not visible with the eye unless aided by a microscope. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek's new, improved microscope allowed people to see things no human had ever seen before.

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Mobile microscopes illuminate the brain

Biology / Other

Nov 03, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By building a tiny microscope small enough to be carried around on a rats' head, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, have found a way to ...

Chemists get custom-designed microscopic particles to self-assemble in liquid crystal

Chemistry / Materials Science

Nov 25, 2009 | 5 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientists anticipate their "LithoParticles" will have significant applications in photonics, optical communications and other areas.

Peptides control crystal growth with 'switches, throttles and brakes'

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Nov 23, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- By producing some of the highest resolution images of peptides attaching to mineral surfaces, scientists have a deeper understanding how biomolecules manipulate the growth crystals. This research ...

Tiny injector to speed development of new, safer, cheaper drugs

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

Nov 04, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

It's no bigger than a stamp packet but it has the potential to allow rapid development of a new generation of drugs and genetic engineering organisms, and to better control in-vitro fertilization.

Highlight: STM banopatterning on pristine Nb-doped SrTiO3 surfaces

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Nov 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Collaborative users from the Advanced Photon Source at the Argonne National Laboratory, working with the Electronic & Magnetic Materials & Devices Group, have found a controllable way to modify the surfaces ...

In touch with molecules

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

Nov 12, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 1

The performance of modern electronics increases steadily on a fast pace thanks to the ongoing miniaturization of the utilized components. However, se-vere problems arise due to quantum-mechanical phenomena ...