Cross sectioning insects in an electron microscope with a femtosecond laser [video]
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July 20, 2026
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Discussion Highlights (3 comments)
ktm5j
Ben Krasnow is just awesome, highly recommend his channel if anyone is into this kind of thing.
twothreeone
Oh wow, he's basically built a LASIK machine and operating it _inside_ the vacuum chamber of the SEM.
lll-o-lll
Femto second laser lightsabering through insect heads + electron microscope to provide an MRI style animation through the insect. All in what appears to be some guys garage done as hacker as hacker can be. It’s crazy cool.