On October 9, 2026, Nikon revoked the grand prize of its international microscope video contest, "Small World in Motion," ...

Winning entries in the 2026 Nikon Small World competitions reveal the hidden interactions that govern everyday life.

Nikon video contest crowns AI-tinged cilia study, sparks science debate Microscope contest win for pediatric airway cilia video triggers AI integrity concerns ...

After much controversy, the winner of the Nikon Small World’s 2026 Small World in Motion has been officially disqualified ...

Stanford chemists have built a microscope that images the inside of living cells at about 120 nanometers without any ...

When trying to measure molecular structures with nanometer precision, every bit of noise shows up in the data: someone walking past the microscope, tiny vibrations in the building and even the traffic ...

Dr Ning Xu, a researcher at a university in China, faced shattering backlash after he was accused of using AI to alter his winning entry (pictured) at the Nikon Small World in Motion contest.

The sixth annual competition showcases scientific microscopic imaging, illuminating tiny parts of nature, from individual cells to arthropods, diatoms and a zebrafish brain Carlyn Kranking | Associate ...

A hybrid microscope allows scientists to simultaneously image the full 3D orientation and position of an ensemble of molecules, such as labeled proteins inside cells. The microscope combines polarized ...