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Researchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes, adapting the phase-contrast technique to cryo-electron microscopy.
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United States, Berkeley
Who
Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley physicists, Holger Müller
What
Researchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes, adapting the phase-contrast technique to cryo-electron microscopy.
When
Mon, 15 Jun 2026 04:25:00 GMT · 5h 5m ago
Where
United States, Berkeley ·
Why
The new technique offers detailed images of small molecules and cell structures that are crucial to understanding biology and disease.
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This new laser-based phase plate technology, paired with a custom Thermo Fisher Scientific microscope called 'Theia', will allow for more accurate atomic models of molecules, significantly improving the study of biology and disease by providing clearer and sharper images with greater detail than current cryo-EM systems.
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4 events in this thread- Health & Science1h 40m agoUC Berkeley physicists have adapted the phase contrast technique to the electron microscope by adding a laser phase plate, greatly improving cryoelectron microscopy (cryo-EM).Open article
- Currently Reading5h 5m agoResearchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes, adapting the phase-contrast technique to cryo-electron microscopy.
- Health & Science5h 5m agoResearchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes.Open article
- Health & Science5h 5m agoResearchers in the United States have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes, offering detailed images of small molecules and cell structures.Open article