Researchers from the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA have created a new technique using lens-free holograms that greatly enhances digital microscopy images, which are sometimes blurry and pixelated.The new technique, called “wavelength scanning pixel super-resolution,” uses a device that captures a stack of digital images of the same specimen, each with a slightly different wavelength of light. Then, researchers apply a newly devised algorithm that divides the pixels in each captured image into a number of smaller pixels, resulting in a much higher-resolution digital image of the specimen.The entire apparatus fits on a desktop, so its size and convenience could be of great benefit to doctors and scientists using microscopes in resource-limited settings such as clinics in developing countries.
A new technique for super-resolution digital microscopy
