Microscopy continues to transform the life sciences. Here are five recent breakthroughs made possible by the technique.

This confocal microscope image shows midbrain neurons (red) co-expressing the mu-opioid receptor (Oprm1, white) and cannabinoid receptor 1 (Cnr1, green). The interaction of these two reward pathways ...

The development of organic light-emitting diode (OLED) visual display technologies harnesses the properties of two key techniques: photoluminescence and electroluminescence. Confocal microscopy can be ...

The illustration on the left depicts a cut cell. The micrographs in the box show the indicated structure – the cut smooth endoplasmic reticulum (a part of a transportation system of the cell). The ...