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- Science Minister Chris McDonald unveiled the “Curie” microscope and announced £67 million for the Rosalind Franklin Institute.
- The Curie microscope provides ten-times conventional resolution, imaging 20 nm structures using STED microscopy.
- Dr Karina Pombo-Garcia says the system uses deformable mirrors to correct optical distortions.
- PhD student Dimitrios Ioannidis uses Curie to visualise intestinal protein complexes across developmental stages.
- The unveiling also announced £90 million for the Henry Royce Institute, funded by UKRI.