Cells organize their molecules into distinct functional areas. While textbooks usually refer to membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria and cell nuclei, recent studies have also revealed ...

A collection of protocols detailing sample preparation, experimental acquisition and data analyses approaches using electron microscopy and electron tomography based methods. This protocol describes ...

Multidimensional electron microscopy refers to a family of advanced electron microscopy techniques that extend conventional imaging beyond static, two-dimensional pictures. Instead of recording ...

Figure 1. Three-dimensional polarization distribution of BaTiO3 nanoparticles revealed by atomic electron tomography. (Left) Schematic of the electron tomography technique, which involves acquiring ...

Cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) can provide invaluable insights into subcellular structures in their native environment at molecular resolution. Cryo-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) has been widely ...

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, thus the intense interest in a screening test that would allow early identification of coronary artery disease in its ...

Electron microscopy is a powerful technique that provides high-resolution images by focusing a beam of electrons to reveal fine structural details in biological and material specimens. 2 Because ...

Biochemist Wolfgang Baumeister, director emeritus of the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, has received the 2025 Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine. The Shaw Prizes have been awarded annually ...