This article describes a six-inch wafer inspection microscope that provides automated, reproducible differential interference contrast (DIC) imaging, regardless of the user’s skill level. Wafer ...

Physically magnifying objects using a key moisture-absorbing ingredient in diapers has opened an unprecedented view of the microbial world. When you slip a slide under a microscope, a system of glass ...

Microscopy is an imaging technique that enables us to see a world that would otherwise be invisible to us. Once upon a time, visualizing cells, microbes and other entities not perceptible to the naked ...

The Fiesta Bowl matchup between No. 6 Mississippi and No. 10 Miami turned into an instant classic, with the Hurricanes coming from behind to win 31-27 and advance to the College Football Playoff ...

To ensure that the tissue structures of biological samples are easily recognizable under the electron microscope, they are treated with a staining agent. The standard staining agent for this is uranyl ...

Chicago might have already hit its first deep freeze, but the local classical music scene pulses with life this season. Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato, the Chicago Symphony’s artist-in-residence, ...

In the shadow of the nation’s capital, a growing number of Washington-area families are quietly rethinking where and how their children learn. From the economically struggling neighborhoods of ...

My album of the year came as a real surprise to me, Arvo Pärt’s output hitherto not leaving much of an impression. But Credo (Alpha Classics), from the Estonian Festival Orchestra under Pärt's ...

Tallahassee Classical School is experiencing growth under a new dual leadership team. Florida now accepts the Classical Learning Test (CLT) for university admissions and scholarships. The school's ...

The Miró Quartet’s Ginastera disc wowed me earlier this year, so I was keen to hear their Christmas album. Hearth doesn’t disappoint, a collection of 15 mostly traditional carols reimagined for string ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. No one needs reminding that 2025 began in an L.A. aflame. Musicians didn’t escape the fires, especially in ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Thinking outside the canon, and finding the gritty and the beautiful, within it. By Joshua Barone and Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim JOSHUA BARONE Few ...