We are pleased to announce that Prof. Fernando D. Stefani has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Board of Light: Science & Applications (LSA), one of the world’s leading journals in optics and photonics. Published by Nature Portfolio, LSA is a peer‑reviewed, open‑access journal covering all aspects of optics, photonics, and light‑based technologies. [...]
All optical microscopes, regardless of how well they are constructed, exhibit some degree of mechanical drift. This drift corresponds to an uncontrolled relative motion between the sample and the objective lens, which can distort images and reduce spatial resolution. A basic research‑grade microscope typically shows a drift on the order of 10–50 nm/min, whereas [...]
From November 4th to 7th, as one of our main activities of the Federal Network of Super-resolution Microscopy, we organized the second edition of FOMISUR (Formación en Microscopía de Super‑Resolución), a hands‑on training workshop dedicated to the principles and applications of super‑resolution fluorescence microscopy. The event brought together students, researchers, and technicians from across [...]
The Light in South America (LiSA) Conference 2025 is a landmark international event co-organized by the Alliance of International Science Organizations (ANSO) and the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and with the support of journals Light: Science & Applications and eLight. LiSA 2025 aims to [...]
Detecting single molecules is the ultimate detection limit. Among other applications it enables measurements beyond ensemble averaging, ultraprecise analytics and super-resolution imging. Typically, detecting single fluorescent molecules has required costly, research-grade equipment. In our latest publication we present an inexpensive setup that leverages current smartphone technologies to detect single molecules. This project [...]
Since 1995, the company PicoQuant GmbH from Berlin organizes the annual Single Molecule Spectroscopy (SMS) Workshop, which brings together the top researchers in the field, interested scientists from other fields and potential users from life and materials science or industry. This year, for the 30th edition, more than 250 researchers from across the globe [...]
Rodrigo Vena y Juan Ignacio Etchart, ambos profesionales de la Carrera de Personal de Apoyo del Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) vinieron a CIBION en junio para comenzar a entrenarse en microscopía por ubicación de moléculas individuales y construir sendos microscopios para luego instalar en sus institutos de origen: Rodrigo Vena [...]
On August 14, we participated in the Day of the Department of Physics, a tradition for the past 13 years where the entire Physics Department of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) gathers in a venue outside the University. This is a wonderful opportunity to continue building the community of the Department and learn [...]
Lourdes Simó has joined our team as undergraduate student of the Physics Department of Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences of the University of Buenos Aires. She will work on establishing a robust protocol for SIMPLER 3D nanoscopy. Wellcome Lourdes and good luck with your project!
The 12th International Weber Symposium on Innovative Fluorescence Methodologies in Biochemistry and Medicine was held in Genoa, Italy from June 15-20, 2025. The "Weber Symposium" honors the fundamental and far-reaching contributions of Professor Gregorio Weber. It provides an overview of modern fluorescence methodologies and applications in the biological and medical sciences. Weber symposia were [...]