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Their in-depth analysis combined advanced imaging techniques, such as confocal laser scanning microscopy and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, with machine learning algorithms trained to recognize molecular fingerprints of known organisms.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As their shooting technique of choice, the team selected total internal reflection fluorescent microscopy (TIRFM), which illuminates only a tiny section of the sample at a time, reducing phototoxicity to manageable levels.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
The researchers analyzed the feathers with electron microscopy as well as chemical tests to both observe the details and how the minerals preserved the feathers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Laser direct infrared imaging—an advanced form of microscopy using laser light—was used to detect and count the microplastic particles in each bird's lungs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
As their shooting technique of choice, the team selected total internal reflection fluorescent microscopy (TIRFM), which illuminates only a tiny section of the sample at a time, reducing phototoxicity to manageable levels.
—ArsTechnica, 4 Apr. 2025
The researchers analyzed the feathers with electron microscopy as well as chemical tests to both observe the details and how the minerals preserved the feathers.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2025
Laser direct infrared imaging—an advanced form of microscopy using laser light—was used to detect and count the microplastic particles in each bird's lungs.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Microscopy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/microscopy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē 
: the use of the microscope : investigation with the microscope
Medical Definition
microscopy
noun
mi·cros·co·py
mī-ˈkräs-kə-pē
plural microscopies
: the use of or investigation with the microscope
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