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 ...
The Debrief

Scientists Build a Zero-Gravity Microscope and Successfully Test it on the ‘Vomit Comet’

Scientists have invented a low cost, zero-gravity microscope called FlightScope that successfully conducted experiments on ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body

We’ll understand if you’re puzzled by the eerie image below. It’s a tiny piece of the Lassa virus, which can double a person over in pain, make their head swell and, in some cases, quickly result in ...