X-ray vision

A new imaging technique could give scientists unprecedented views into cells and other objects at the nanoscale.

Scientists use X-rays to peer into a person’s body, and a new X-ray imaging technique does the same for individual cells.

EXTREME CLOSE-UP A new imaging technique could give scientists unprecedented views into cells and other objects at the nanoscale. Pictured is a mathematically reconstructed image of a microscopic test object with circular grooves (top left), based on multiple diffraction patterns.