'NanoSuit': Researchers use nano-coating to allow for electron microscopy of living insects

Wednesday, January 28, 2015 - 12:50 in Biology & Nature

(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with members from several institutions in Japan has found a way to allow for using scanning electron microscopes (ESM) on living insects—encase them in a nanosuit. In their paper published in Proceedings of The Royal Society B, the team describes the coating they used and how effective it was when used on a variety of insects.

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