Science Lab

Benvenuti nel portale delle conoscenze di Leica Microsystems. Troverete materiale didattico e di ricerca scientifica sul tema della microscopia. Il portale supporta i principianti, i professionisti esperti e gli scienziati nel loro lavoro quotidiano e negli esperimenti. Esplorate i tutorial interattivi e le note applicative, scoprite le basi della microscopia e le tecnologie di punta. Entrate a far parte della comunità di Science Lab e condividete la vostra esperienza.

Serious Game in Intraoperative Neurosurgery. Image courtesy of Dr. Lucas Troude.

Enhancing Neurosurgery Teaching

Learn about the Serious Game in Intraoperative Neurosurgery and how it supports neurosurgical teaching and the acquisition of decision-making skills.

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) stained with osmium tetroxide (OsO4), sectioned with a DIATOME diamond knife at room temperature, and then imaged with HAADF TEM.

Ultramicrotomy Techniques for Materials Sectioning

Learn about ultramicrotomy for materials sectioning when investigating polymers and brittle materials with transmission (TEM) or scanning electron microscopy (SEM) or atomic force microscopy.

Exploring Subcellular Spatial Phenotypes with SPARCS

Discover spatially resolved CRISPR screening (SPARCS), a platform for microscopy-based genetic screening for spatial subcellular phenotypes at the human genome scale.

Dr. Ozana Moraru shares two primary open-angle glaucoma cases in which trabeculectomy bleb needling was performed using the Leica M844 microscope with EnFocus intraoperative OCT. Image courtesy of Dr. Ozana Moraru.

How Intraoperative OCT Helps Gain Greater Insight in Glaucoma Surgery

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in glaucoma surgery and how it helps see subsurface tissue details.

Intraoperative OCT-assisted complex cataract surgery. Image courtesy of Dr. Ozana Moraru.

Ophthalmology: Visualization in Complex Cataract Surgery

Learn about the use of intraoperative Optical Coherence Tomography in cataract surgery and how it supports both standard and complex cataract surgery cases.

Molecular structure of the green fluorescent protein (GFP)

Introduction to Fluorescent Proteins

Overview of fluorescent proteins (FPs) from, red (RFP) to green (GFP) and blue (BFP), with a table showing their relevant spectral characteristics.

Caption: Collaboration is key Picture copyright: Donenko Oleksii, Shutterstock

Launching a Neurosurgical Department with Limited Resources

Learn about Dr. Claire Karekezi’s journey and experience launching a neurosurgical department within the Rwanda Military Hospital with limited resources.

Coherent Raman Scattering Microscopy Publication List

CRS (Coherent Raman Scattering) microscopy is an umbrella term for label-free methods that image biological structures by exploiting the characteristic, intrinsic vibrational contrast of their…

Image of an onion flake taken with a basic Leica compound microscope after it was tested for resistance to fungus and mold growth following part 11 of the ISO 9022 standard.

ISO 9022 Standard Part 11 - Testing Microscopes with Severe Conditions

This article describes a test to determine the robustness of Leica microscopes to mold and fungus growth. The test follows the specifications of the ISO 9022 part 11 standard for optical instruments.