Beaming new light on life: From beetles to aircraft, nanoparticles aid microscope views

Thursday, February 5, 2009 - 08:42 in Physics & Chemistry

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Utah physicists and chemists developed a new method that uses a mirror of tiny silver "nanoparticles" so microscopes can reveal the internal structure of nearly opaque biological materials like bone, tumor cells and the iridescent green scales of the so-called "photonic beetle."

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