Since the early 1930s, electron microscopy has provided unprecedented access to the alien world of the extraordinarily small, revealing intricate details that are otherwise impossible to discern with conventional light microscopy. But to achieve high resolution over a large specimen area, the energy of the electron beams needs to be cranked up, which is costly and detrimental to the specimen under observation.

Texas A&M University researchers may have found a new method to improve the quality of low-resolution electron micrographs without compromising the integrity of specimen samples, by training deep neural networks. (1)

Look at that low-resolution image.

Look closely.

You can see everything there.

Keep looking.

Not at that low-resolution image.

But at what lies beyond it…

Your beliefs.

Your ignorance.

Your wisdom.

(How can there be low resolution images?)

Your dreams.

Your lies.

Your hopes.

Look again at that high-resolution image…