A low-cost microscope to study living cells in zero gravity

• As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. • Now, a team of researchers has

Science · February 21, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 153 words

World's smallest QR code, read via electron microscope, earns Guinness recognition

• Just how small can a QR code be? • Small enough that it can only be recognized with an electron microscope. • A research team at TU Wien, working together with the data storage t

Science · February 17, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 1 min · 145 words
Leiden University and QuantaMap Introduce Multi-Modal Quantum Microscope

Leiden University and QuantaMap Introduce Multi-Modal Quantum Microscope

• Physicists atLeiden University, in collaboration with the startupQuantaMap, have unveiled a breakthrough microscope specifically engineered for the ‘quantum age.’ Published inNan

Quantum Computing · February 14, 2026 (updated February 24, 2026) · 2 min · 252 words