This enables specialized measurement modes: Confocal optics ... By using an oil-immersion objective lens, spatial resolution is significantly enhanced, allowing for the detection of ultra-thin layers ...

A confocal microscope is a kind of fluorescent microscope used to obtain high-quality 2D and 3D images. The device is most commonly used to view cells and cell structures, but can be used to ...

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) have unveiled a planar optical device that ...

This paper presents the important finding that BNIP3/NIX, a mitophagy receptor, and its binding to ATG18 are required for mitophagy during muscle cell reorganization in Drosophila. Although the ...

The study introduces new tools for measuring the intracellular calcium concentration close to transmitter release sites, which may be relevant for synaptic vesicle fusion and replenishment. This ...