The technology detects unique volatile organic compounds each mold species emits, creating distinct “odor signatures” the ...
Houston Health Department microbiologist Christina Utz starts every workday at 7 a.m. on the roof of the Holcombe Laboratory to collect air samples from the previous 24 hours. She always has some ...
The family of electron microscopy techniques have become staple methods for imaging nanoscale objects, including nanoparticles, viruses and proteins. The appeal of electron microscopy as a ...
Every weekday, rain or shine, a microbiologist begins the morning by heading up to the roof of the Houston Health Department’s laboratory. She isn't up there for the view of the nearby Texas Medical ...
The new type of microscope makes light travel in a circle. That way it can interact multiple times with the sample. Everyone who ever took a photo knows the problem: if you want a detailed image, you ...
In transmission electron microscopy (TEM), where the electron beam passes through the sample to be directly imaged on the detector below, it is often necessary to support the thin samples on a grid.