In a breakthrough for research fields as diverse as diabetes, atherosclerosis and biofuels, the mass, concentration, volume, and surface area of individual lipid droplets have been measured in live, ...

The Spero-QT is the latest innovation in label-free chemical imaging and represents the second generation of high-performance infrared microscopes powered by quantum cascade laser (QCL) technology.

One of the biggest problems in looking at biological tissues through a microscope is the lack of contrast. Basically, everything, with the exception of red blood cells, is transparent to visible light ...

Nutrition labels that are found on just about every piece of packaged food could be getting a new look in the U.S., with a greater focus on calories and added sugar. The changes, proposed by the Obama ...