Researchers at Helmholtz Munich and the Technical University of Munich have developed a new microscope that significantly improves how bioluminescent signals in living cells can be observed.

Photograph by David Littschwager, Nat Geo Image Collection Bioluminescent dinoflagellates, a kind of algae, glisten under a microscope. Photograph by Paul Zahl, Nat Geo Image Collection “Some ...

Chiang Kuo-ping (蔣國平), a professor at National Taiwan Ocean University's Institute of Marine Environment and Ecology, said the bioluminescent phenomenon is caused by single-celled algae called ...

More information: Ruyu Ma et al, A telescopic microscope equipped with a quanta image sensor for live-cell bioluminescence imaging, Nature Methods (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41592-025-02694-3 Journal ...