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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flipside on March 01, 2011, 02:28:25 pm

Title: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: Flipside on March 01, 2011, 02:28:25 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12612209

Fascinating stuff ;)

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: Mika on March 01, 2011, 02:51:00 pm

Ah, a microscope that is able to image by using evanescent waves. Very small stuff included then - but it's good they have finally got it to work. This work is actually quite remarkable on the Optical Design point of view. I expect a wealth of applications to open up in near future - this probably means I too need to study that stuff in a couple of years.

Also, congratulations for BBC for getting it quite close to factually correct and still understandable.

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: Mongoose on March 01, 2011, 03:18:16 pm

Oh wow, this is pretty awesome.

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: MP-Ryan on March 01, 2011, 03:26:11 pm

50 nm?  So long electron microscope for most biological applications.

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: headdie on March 01, 2011, 03:30:31 pm

I was just about to post about this, amazing stuff

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: watsisname on March 01, 2011, 08:11:30 pm

I have no idea how this evanescent wave gathering works, but the results are awesome. :yes:

Quote

"It's quite a nice phenomenon that they've absolutely exploited."

That sounds so terrible. :lol:

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: redsniper on March 01, 2011, 08:41:04 pm

Thread needs more pictures. I want to see atoms!

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: watsisname on March 01, 2011, 08:53:01 pm

(http://i.imgur.com/HbfY0.jpg)

^S_UP?

Title: Re: Worlds most powerful optical Microscope revealed
Post by: Pred the Penguin on March 02, 2011, 04:24:48 am

Sounds intriguing. I'll have to look this up some time.