Nanobeads Superlens Can Image Living Germs

Aug-15-16 An innovative new microscope made of nanobeads can image objects previously too tiny to be seen.

The “superlens” is actually a collection of nanobeads made of titanium dioxide that was applied to the surface of the object being viewed. The beads’ shapes and distances can be manipulated to bend light in a way that magnifies the object to a much greater magnitude than was previously possible.

According to the team, the new lens could even allow living germs and viruses to be observed in real time, offering a new way to study their interactions with medicines.

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