Scientists from Durham University’s Chemistry Department have developed the world’s first laser scanning confocal microscope that can harness Circularly Polarised Light (CPL) to differentiate left and ...

A microscope image from an experiment conducted for this study. The image contains glass (brown), large garnets (pink) and other small mineral crystals. The field of view is 410 microns wide, about ...

The study of wood -- Materials and methods -- The cell wall -- Pits -- Distribution and patterns of wall pitting -- Other wall sculpturing -- Perforation plates -- The structure of rays -- Axial ...