Advanced Imaging Technologies

The capacity to visualize matter at the limits of resolution in space and time is indispensable to both basic discovery and the development of nano-enabled materials, systems and devices. Researchers at CNSI strive to push the limits of leading-edge methods in fields ranging from ultra-sensitive detectors and high-performance microscopes to low-cost imaging platforms. Our interdisciplinary teams approach this task with a mindset that can be summarized as “If we can’t buy it, we build it”.
Nano/microfluidic Platforms

Functional Nanomaterials

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Research News – Tools for Discovery
June 24, 2021 | Next-gen electron source boosts resolution for atomic imaging
UCLA investigators can now reap the benefits of increased brightness and sharpness with the FEI Titan extreme field emission gun (X-FEG), a next-generation instrument that holds the promise for higher resolution, all without making the optical system more...
January 22, 2021 | Autofocusing of microscopy images using deep learning
UCLA researchers have created a new image autofocusing technique to digitally bring a given microscopy image into focus without the use of a special microscope hardware or equipment during the image acquisition phase. Autofocusing of...
December 7, 2020 | New electron-detecting camera speeds up bio-imaging
A recent addition to instrumentation at the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA offers researchers an enhanced atomic-level view of frozen biological samples, with improvements in both detail and speed compared to the previous generation of technology. ...
December 2, 2020 | Research Shows Bright Spot for Optical Computing Through Artificial Intelligence
Aydogan Ozcan, Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute and Professor at UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, and colleagues have outlined in a Nature article recent advances in artificial intelligence and their impact on visual computing...
November 30, 2020 | See deep inside living organisms with advanced microscope at ALMS
Researchers at UCLA and beyond can conduct 4 of physiological processes within living organisms using a microscope available from the Advanced Light Microscopy and Spectroscopy Laboratory of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. See deep inside...
November 18, 2020 | UCLA researchers develop imaging technology to aid in surgical procedures
A new imaging process, published in Nature Chemistry in October, could allow for better real-time image-guided surgery. It could let surgeons highlight tumors and the surrounding tissue on a digital monitor to help the surgeon remove the tumor without damaging...