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SAFE Labs Survey

Posted by , on 11 September 2024

We need your help to optimise the SAFE Labs Handbook before it is disseminated throughout the academic community. Please complete our this survey to help optimize this tool for the academic community. This handbook is an outcome of the 2024 SAFE Labs workshop, where new bioscience group leaders from across Europe discussed Starting Aware, Fair,
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AI: A disruption in science, technology, philosophy, art and society.

Posted by , on 10 September 2024

Artificial intelligence has emerged as a beacon of innovation, offering not only groundbreaking solutions but also raising profound questions that remind us of the ever-present challenge of understanding ourselves and what it means to be human. Through intricate mathematical models, we now possess tools to approach and reflect on some of the most profound inquiries
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From Microscope to Macro-Scope: Same Sobek, New Glyphs 

Posted by , on 5 September 2024

Thousands of years ago, the Ancient Egyptians depicted their numerous gods on hieroglyphics. One of which is an amalgamation of crocodile and man – Sobek, the god of the Nile River. These sacred carvings (from the classical Greek “heiros”, sacred; “glyphikos”, carving) have to be deciphered carefully by historians who are far removed from the
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Microscopy preprints – applications in biology

Posted by , on 23 August 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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Microscopy preprints – new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 9 August 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!
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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 12 July 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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Microscopy preprints - new tools and techniques in imaging

Posted by , on 28 June 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints posted recently on new tools and techniques in imaging. Let us know if we are missing any recent preprints that are on your reading list!
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FocalPlane/elmi2024 image competition - vote for your favourite

Posted by , on 3 June 2024

Thanks to everyone who entered our FocalPlane/elmi2024 image competition, we were delighted to receive so many wonderful entries. The organisers of elmi2024 and the JCS team have shortlisted 10 images for our public vote.
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Microscopy preprints - applications in biology

Posted by , on 31 May 2024

Here is a curated selection of preprints published recently. In this post, we share preprints, released before 24 May, that use microscopy tools to answer questions in biology.
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FocalPlane features... open microscopy and accessible workflows

Posted by , on 21 May 2024

The third webinar in the latest series of FocalPlane features… was on open microscopy and accessible workflows. We hosted fantastic talks from Richard Bowman, Jan Huisken and Dumisile Lumkwana. Richard told us about the OpenFlexure project. As well as discussing the microscopes and their application, Richard highlighted the importance of community building to promote access
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