Researchers create a microscope can see the impossible

Researchers have created a quantum microscope that can reveal biological structures that would otherwise be impossible to see.

This paves the way for applications in biotechnology, and could extend far beyond this into areas ranging from navigation to medical imaging.

The microscope is powered by the science of quantum entanglement, an effect Einstein described as "spooky interactions at a distance".

It was the first entanglement-based sensor with performance beyond the best possible existing technology.

This breakthrough will spark all sorts of new technologies—from better navigation systems to better MRI machines, you name it.

A major success of the team's quantum microscope was its ability to catapult over a 'hard barrier' in traditional light-based microscopy.

The best light microscopes use bright lasers that are billions of times brighter than the sun.

Fragile biological systems like a human cell can only survive a short time in them and this is a major roadblock.

The quantum entanglement in the microscope provides 35% improved clarity without destroying the cell, allowing to see minute biological structures that would otherwise be invisible.

This opens the door for some wide-ranging technological revolutions.