Biological measurement beyond the quantum limit

5 February 2013

A team of Australian scientists, a collaboration between The University of Queensland and the Australian National University, has developed a powerful microscope using the laws of quantum mechanics to probe the inner workings of living cells.

The team believe their microscope could lead to a better understanding of the basic components of life and eventually allow quantum mechanics to be probed at a macroscopic level.

Their world-first discovery has been published online today in Nature Photonics.