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Sreenivas (Sreeni) Bhattiprolu is the Head of digital solutions at Zeiss, and author of the ebook “AI for Advanced Image Analysis”.

My idea for this project was to be able to control light emitted from different sources, and illuminate each subject with the desired colour.

Brightfield microscopy has been a viable observation technique for cytology and histological analysis employing stained cells and tissue sections mounted on a microscope slide.

Having first been put forward as a sample preparation tool in 2015, expansion microscopy is something of a ‘new kid on the block’ in scientific research.

Optical microscopy has used the same manufacturing methods for milling and sanding glass elements to produce high-quality optics for over a century. Recent developments in 3D printing have opened the possibility of printing optical components, but the surface quality of these 3D prints remains unknown.

Most of the oxygen we breathe finds its origins in marine algal photosynthesis. These algae organise their Rubisco, the enzyme  responsible for capturing carbon dioxide and releasing oxygen, into a liquid droplet called the ‘pyrenoid’.

Accurately detecting and measuring structures in fluorescence microscopy images is important yet challenging. One of the interests of the Culley lab is to develop image analysis techniques to help researchers with these tasks.

Friday 26 August 2023 marks the tercentenary of the death of Antony van Leeuwenhoek, the founder of microbiology. After three centuries, you might think that everything about his life and work has long since been discovered, but mysteries remain.

Pete Banks is not a man to rest on his laurels – or more specifically, to put his feet up in retirement. Over the past 10 years or so, he has become one of the RMS’s most important volunteers, raising crucial funds for its outreach activities through the sale of microscopes and other equipment which has been kindly donated to the Society.

The RMS is delighted to announce the winners of its full range of awards giving formal recognition to individuals making a special contribution across microscopy, cytometry and imaging.

Microscopy experts are well versed in the importance of carefully matching the fluorophore selection, optical filters and light source for fluorescence microscopy experiments.