Invadopodia are chemosensing protrusions that guide cancer cell extravasation to promote brain tropism in metastasis
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What's New on MicroscopyU
We’re happy to announce that we’ve updated our article on Single-Molecule Super-Resolution Imaging. This article now contains an in-depth discussion of sample preparation, including near-comprehensive tables listing known fluorescent probes and buffer systems for single molecule localization microscopies.
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Refractive Index (Index of Refraction)
The ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to that in the imaging medium of a microscope.
Resolution
The resolving power of a microscope is the most important feature of the optical system.
Introduction to Phase Contrast Microscopy
A mechanism to translate variations in phase into corresponding changes in amplitude.
Polarized Light Microscopy
Using crossed polarized illumination to examine birefringent materials.
Most Viewed Tutorials
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Spatial Resolution in Digital Imaging
Spatial resolution refers to the number of pixels utilized in construction of the image.
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Stochastic Optical Reconstruction Microscopy (STORM) Imaging
Review the basic steps involved in acquiring a STORM super-resolution image.
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Numerical Aperture and Image Resolution
Explore how objective numerical aperture size influences Airy disk properties.
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Matching Camera to Microscope Resolution
Vary numerical aperture, magnification, and video coupler size to match camera resolution.
Author Spotlight
Michael Davidson
Michael Davidson was a brilliant scientist, artist and photographer. The creator of MicroscopyU, Davidson also authored many scientific articles on the subject of photomicrography. His photomicrographs were published in more than a thousand national and international scientific journals, popular magazines and newspapers. In addition, Davidson’s photomicrography won more than 40 awards in scientific and industrial photography competitions and has been exhibited at over 50 locations nationwide.
Free eBook from Nikon and Science
‘Smarter imaging: Gaining more from your microscopy experiments’ highlights several recent studies from researchers who not only use high-throughput methods but combine them with novel engineering techniques, whether at the specimen or platform level, to gain more from their imaging experiments.
Nikon Small World Competition
Nikon’s Small World Photo and Video Competitions are open to anyone with an interest in microscopy.
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January 14, 2019, via Johns Hopkins University
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