On Nov. 12, 2024, researchers led by Nico Sommerdijk from Radboud university medical center in Nijmegen (Netherlands) announced that the world’s first microscope has been installed that is capable of live imaging of biological processes in such detail that moving protein complexes are visible.

This new microscopic technique was developed by Sommerdijk as a demonstration of this innovative and showcased what may be the beginning of arterial calcification. As an example of what the new technique can reveal, Sommerdijk and his team show calcium deposits in a form that may lead to calcification of the arteries and aortic valve.

This research was published in Advanced Functional Materials.