To learn how the whole brain works, it doesn’t do to just record from one neuron—you want to know what every single neuron is doing every millisecond . Now scientists have invented a technique that can actually capture the 3D activity of an entire brain milliseconds at the time—possibly the most complete picture of brain activity we’ve ever had. Read more…
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Every Neuron in a Brain Recorded in 3D on a Millisecond Timescale
Researchers borrowed optical techniques from astronomy and ophthalmology to dramatically improve imaging of biological samples. This video, created by scientists at the HHMI Janelia Farm Research Campus, shows neurons in the brain of a living zebrafish embryo. You can see the difference in quality when their new technique of “adaptive optics” is switched on and off. According to physicist/engineer Eric Betzig who led the research, “The results are pretty eye-popping.” Yes. Yes they are. ( HHMI News , via National Geographic )
What you’re looking at is the first direct observation of an atom’s electron orbital — an atom’s actual wave function ! To capture the image, researchers utilized a new quantum microscope — an incredible new device that literally allows scientists to gaze into the quantum realm. Read more…
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The First Image Ever of a Hydrogen Atom’s Orbital Structure
Back in 2011, GE unveiled DeltaVision OMX Blaze , a state-of-the art microscope that uses a combination of optics and powerful computer algorithms. Using a technique called 3D structured illumination microscopy (SIM), OMX can see objects as small as 100 nanometers across and more than doubles the resolution in all three dimensions . Here are some of the most mind blowing super-resolution images taken by the microscope to date. Read more…
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These spectacular images show why they call it the ‘OMG’ microscope