Electron microscope image of a quartz fiber filter with numerous micrometer-sized microplastic indoor dust particles. Credit must be given to the creator.
Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...
In recent years, microplastics have emerged as a significant concern for environmental health and safety, with their long-term impacts still not fully understood. Defined as plastic particles smaller ...