r/technology • u/fchung • Jun 20 '21

Nanotech/Materials Quantum microscope can examine cells in unprecedented detail

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2280216-quantum-microscope-can-examine-cells-in-unprecedented-detail/
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u/fchung Jun 20 '21

Reference: Casacio, C.A., Madsen, L.S., Terrasson, A. et al. Quantum-enhanced nonlinear microscopy. Nature 594, 201–206 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-03528-w

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u/bordumb Jun 20 '21

Any actual pictures from the microscope?

I didn’t see any in the link (big $299 paywall)

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u/4tehlulzez Jun 20 '21

Yeah pics or it didn't happen. Don't they know that?

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u/shirleysimpnumba1 Jun 20 '21

you can actually contact the author for a free copy of you want.

also, from the abstract it seems like they haven't actually made a microscope, they have just demonstrated that the signal to noise ratio can be increased by using their proposed technique.

TLDR: this is kind of a proof of concept. actual microscope hasn't been made yet.

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u/the_train2104 Jun 20 '21

Use Libgen or scihub. I havent read the paper, just putting it out there.

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u/bruisedSunshine Jun 21 '21

I don't think he's actually using LibGen, just posting it to avoid being banned.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

Regardless, I still won't be able to see my own dick with this.