Smartphone-based coronavirus test produces results in just 10 minutes using the device’s microscope

Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of the virus.  Designed by the University of Arizona, the team’s goal is to combine the speed of an antigen test with the accuracy … Read more

Smartphone-based coronavirus test produces results in just 10 minutes using the device’s microscope

Scientists are developing a smartphone app that can detect COVID-19 in saliva in about 10 minutes. The technology pairs a phone with a small microscope that analyzes a saliva sample for evidence of the virus.  Designed by the University of Arizona, the team’s goal is to combine the speed of an antigen test with the accuracy … Read more

Photographers create first 10billion pixel panorama of Girl with a Pearl Earring using 3D microscope

Johannes Vermeer’s ‘Girl with the Pearl Earring’ is one of the most famous paintings in the world Johannes Vermeer’s ‘Girl with the Pearl Earring’ is one of the most famous paintings in the world for the use of light and captivate look on the woman’s face, but a new project depicts the ‘Mona Lisa of … Read more

Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley Conran, 88, answers our health quiz

Under the microscope: Novelist Shirley Conran, 88, answers our health quiz By Yvonne Swan For The Daily Mail Published: 22:56 GMT, 26 October 2020 | Updated: 22:58 GMT, 26 October 2020 Novelist Shirley Conran, 88, answers our health quiz Novelist Shirley Conran, 88, answers our health quiz.  CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS? Not quite. … Read more

Coronavirus: Images of cells from scanning electron microscope

The enemy in plain sight: Chilling microscope images reveal the horrific reality of coronavirus as it emerges from the surface of cells The virus is seen emerging from the surface of cells cultured in a lab and isolated from a patient in the US  Taken by scanning electron microscope, images were colourised to better delineate … Read more

Pictured: Microscope images reveal tiny but deadly coronavirus particles

Stunning microscope images released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  reveal the new killer coronavirus in unprecedented detail.  Shown as blue dots, the virus, now dubbed SARS-CoV-19, can be seen roving around and invading human cells.  The sample is the first of its kind capture using a transmission electron microscope by CDC … Read more