May 24, 2024
Observing mammalian cells with superfast soft X-rays
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in category: futurism
Researchers have developed a new technique to view living mammalian cells. The team used a powerful laser, called a soft X-ray free electron laser, to emit ultrafast pulses of illumination at the speed of femtoseconds, or quadrillionths of a second.