Faster 3D nanoimaging is now a possibility. Utilization of synchrotron light's full color spectrum has enabled researchers to view objects quickly and with greater precision, thus allowing faster 3D nanoimaging.
Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Coherent X-ray Science (CXS), at the University of Melbourne utilized a synchrotron facility where they applied synchrotron’s full spectrum of colors to increase the speed of imaging by 60 times and also enhanced the viewing clarity of bio samples. The Chicago-based, U.S. synchrotron facility, Advanced Photon Source, was used for the study.
The new method of 3D nanoimaging will aid in medical research for development of new drugs and in the study of biological samples.
University of Melbourne’s Laureate Professor of Physics, Professor Keith Nugent announced that the utilization of the full color spectrum of synchrotron light is a significant development. Nugent, who is also the Research Director of CXS, added that the discovery would improve the imaging field.
Dr Brian Abbey from the School of Physics and CXS at the University of Melbourne led the international project. He stated that 3D imaging at the nanoscale used to take a long time and the present discovery would enable faster imaging.
Nature Photonics, an international journal, published the research paper on utilization of full color spectrum of synchrotron light for faster 3D nanoimaging.
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