Microscopy

Sciences & Technology

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Under the Microscope

From art restorer to DNA explorer

Torn between fine art and science, Associate Professor Elizabeth Hinde tried both, before finding her dream role in studying the nuclear architecture of living cells

Environment

Exploring the air we breathe

While hay fever sufferers are well aware of the pollen in Melbourne’s air, ongoing research is investigating exactly what other particles we might be breathing

Sciences & Technology

Live cell DNA architecture in real time

Seeing our invisible DNA architecture reveals that our genome is much more than a linear code, but rather an ever-changing blueprint

Sciences & Technology

Looking inside a pigeon’s ear using quantum technology

Quantum microscopy is able to image tiny biological magnetic structures inside a pigeon’s ear and may help to explain how animals use magnetic fields to navigate

Health & Medicine

Towards the early detection of oral cancers

New technology offers a way to visually examine the mouth for cancer, without the need for a surgical biopsy

Health & Medicine

The stories our teeth can tell

Technology has unlocked the secrets teeth can reveal about our health. Here, researchers describe a new approach for providing a more detailed understanding of human life history

Sciences & Technology

Magnetic teeth revealed using quantum imaging

Scientists have used new quantum magnetic imaging techniques to study the hardest known biomineral – the magnetite found in mollusc teeth – which may inspire new industrial materials

Health & Medicine

Bringing 3D imaging to kidney patients

By using 3D computer imaging in kidney disease clinicians can bring patients the kind of detail normally only available to researchers using electron microscopes