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An international group of researchers led by Pompeu Fabra University has discovered the nanomachine that controls ...

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A new lens-free imaging system uses software to see finer details from farther away than optical systems ever could before.

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In a new study, we and an international team scientists examined the behavior of marine viruses in a large band of ...

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Plugging in a laptop or phone with USB-C is a no-brainer, but there are loads of other unexpected devices you can also use ...

Researchers used consumer-grade 3D printers to create sub-$1 optical lenses that enable super-resolution nanoscale biological ...

Researchers at Harvard University, working with collaborators at the University of Lisbon, discovered that low-index silica ...

Scientists have unveiled a new way to capture ultra-sharp optical images without lenses or painstaking alignment. The ...