World's Smallest Periscopes
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 26, 2009 – The world’s smallest version of the periscope, invented by a team of scientists at Vanderbilt University, is being used to look at cells and other micro-organisms from several sides at once.
"With an off-the-shelf laboratory microscope you only see cells from one side, the top," says team member Chris Janetopoulos, assistant professor of biological sciences. "Not only can we see the tops of cells, we can view their sides as well – something biologists almost never see."
This...