These are living cells from a lily anther visualized with electron ptychography, which lets us see an image by digitally reconstructing scattered electron-waves that pass through the sample/cells. This solves the issues that imperfect lenses can cause, and is also pretty damn spiffy.

These are living cells from a lily anther visualized with electron ptychography, which lets us see an image by digitally reconstructing scattered electron-waves that pass through the sample/cells. This solves the issues that imperfect lenses can cause, and is also pretty damn spiffy.

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