WASHINGTON – The Optica Foundation today issued details on the healthcare work being funded by its 20 th Anniversary Challenge. This newly funded research will address the potential of Differential ...

This article describes a six-inch wafer inspection microscope that provides automated, reproducible differential interference contrast (DIC) imaging, regardless of the user’s skill level. Wafer ...

To carry out their study, the team developed an orientation-independent-differential interference contrast (OI-DIC) microscopy system combined with a confocal laser scanning microscope capable of ...

Not all defects are visible with the same microscope. Explore how resolution, contrast, and signal interpretation shape semiconductor failure investigations.

Light microscopy is a key tool that scientists use to image cells, organelles, subcellular structures, and molecules such as proteins and nucleic acids. Because visible light leaves biological ...

The use of high-resolution bright-field microscopy is essential for cellular-scale biological research, but this technique has limitations due to low image contrast. Using dyes on the sample can ...