IN a recent paper 1 I derived formulæ expressing the distribution of light in the geometrical focal plane of optical systems of high relative aperture; and, using these formulæ, curves were given ...

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Super-resolution microscopy includes a variety of microscopy techniques that increase the resolving ability of a light microscope well beyond the classical limits dictated by the diffraction barrier.

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RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative ...

A new leaf imaging system lets scientists watch plant stomata control water loss and carbon uptake in real time.

A research team figured out a way to write data onto wafers of glass using lasers, and unlike, for example, a magnetic tape, ...

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The Paladins go dancing with an automatic bid.

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Atoms measure roughly 0.1 nanometers across, a scale so small that scientists spent more than six decades developing instruments capable of resolving them with any clarity. The journey from the first ...

RMIT University engineers in Australia have built a remote-controlled minibot that hoovers up oil spills using an innovative filtering system inspired by sea urchins. Oil spills are still a serious ...