For the first time, SRS microscopy makes possible label-free chemical movies, with streaming footage at the subcellular level, catching video of proteins, lipids, and water within cells.

Japanese researchers have used a high-speed atomic force microscopy (AFM) to shoot a movie of the tiny rotating enzyme that produces the chemical fuel for cells.

Because SRS microscopy works by detecting the intrinsic vibrations in chemical bonds between atoms, it doesn't require intrusive fluorescent labeling.