The characterization of particle and plankton populations, as well as microscale biophysical
interactions, is critical to several important research areas in oceanography and limnology. A …

Bacterial motility plays a key role in important cell processes such as chemotaxis and biofilm
formation, but is challenging to quantify due to the small size of the individual …

We propose a new learning-based approach for 3D particle field imaging using holography.
Our approach uses a U-net architecture incorporating residual connections, Swish …

Icy worlds in the solar system and beyond have attracted a remarkable attention as possible
habitats for life. The current consideration about whether life exists beyond Earth is based on …

The key limitations of digital inline holography (DIH) for particle tracking applications are
poor longitudinal resolution, particle concentration limits, and case-specific processing. We …

In situ investigation of microbial life in extreme environments can be carried out with
microscopes capable of imaging 3-dimensional volumes and tracking particle motion. Here …

Several worlds in our solar system are thought to hold oceans of liquid water beneath their
frozen surfaces. These subsurface ice and ocean environments are promising targets in the …

Karenia brevis blooms, also known as red tide, are a recurring problem in the coastal Gulf of
Mexico. These blooms have the capacity to inflict substantial damage to human and animal …

Enceladus is the first planetary object for which direct sampling of a subsurface water
reservoir, likely habitable, has been performed. Over a decade of flybys and seven …

Meaningful motion is an unambiguous biosignature, but because life in the Solar System is
most likely to be microbial, the question is whether such motion may be detected effectively …