News digest

Here is a selection of interesting news, publications and discussions related to microscopy that happened in the last two weeks on Twitter and beyond.

Talks, training and workshops:

• Registration is now open for Trends in Microscopy 2023
  https://twitter.com/GerBI_GMB/status/1593265010385502208

• The Society of Electron Microscope Technology is holding its next one-day meeting on 7 December 2022 at the Natural History Museum, London. Registration is open now:
  https://twitter.com/RoyalMicroSoc/status/1593608556082855937

• Christian Colliex is giving the next talk in the Royal Microscopical Society’s Virtual International Microscopy Lecture Series on 6 December
  https://twitter.com/focalplane_jcs/status/1595786565984301056

News and interesting reads:

• Mastodon (the social network) has been in the news a lot recently, but have you heard of Mastodon (the tracking software)? Find out about the new release here:
  https://twitter.com/jytinevez/status/1592863139808174081

• What’s the best red fluorescent protein? Browse some of the opinions and experiences documented on this thread:
  https://twitter.com/Roy_Lab_Thinks/status/1595260581547646977

• You can now follow FocalPlane on Mastodon, where we will be tooting about the latest news and posts from the community
  https://twitter.com/focalplane_jcs/status/1594696478445944832

Papers:

• Using optical wavefront microscopy to measure the mass of individual neurites
  https://twitter.com/gbaffou/status/1594978418189557766

• Introducing RS-FISH, a new approach for detecting fluorescent spots
  https://twitter.com/preibischs/status/1593281488157659138

Competitions and opportunities:

• The Scottish Microscopy Society’s Christmas Image Competition is open for entries until 9 December
  https://twitter.com/scotmicro/status/1594682062740520961

Movie time:

• Watch this wave of electrical signals that trigger a Mimosa plant to fold its leaves:
  https://twitter.com/ferrisjabr/status/1594025778827898880

• Laser pointer meets rhodamine:
  https://twitter.com/lreymond2/status/1596047000650268674

• Celebrate #FluorescenceFriday with a movie visualising the actin cytoskeleton dancing its way into the weekend:
  https://twitter.com/pj_saez/status/1596082831025111040

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