A surprisingly small detail in the skin may play an outsized role in how young skin looks and how well it repairs scars. Researchers say the clue is a microscopic structure found in humans, pigs, and ...

Researchers have integrated their megahertz-speed optical coherence tomography (MHz-OCT) system into a commercially available neurosurgical microscope. The top left picture shows the typical surgical ...

Shape shifts happen all around you. Cells stretch, tissues curl, and living structures shift their form as naturally as breathing. Scientists have tried to copy those abilities for years, hoping to ...

You can tell a lot about a material based on the type of light shining at it: Optical light illuminates a material's surface, ...