Improved microscopy technique sees living cells with seven times more sensitivity
Uncovering the mysteries of how cells function requires advanced imaging techniques to look inside the cells themselves. Research from the University of Tokyo introduces a new microscopy technique that allows us to see cellular structures in much more detail than before, without the need to use any dyes or high-power lasers that may alter the cell.
Taking images inside living cells using only light relies on the very small differences in the phase of the light as it passes through different parts of the cell’s architecture. Creating more detailed pictures requires the ability to detect even the most subtle of these changes with the highest possible sensitivity.
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Uncovering the mysteries of how cells function requires advanced imaging techniques to look inside the cells themselves. Research from the University of Tokyo introduces a new microscopy technique that allows us to see cellular structures in much more detail than before, without the need to use any dyes or high-power lasers that may alter the cell.
Taking images inside living cells using only light relies on the very small differences in the phase of the light as it passes through different parts of the cell’s architecture. Creating more detailed pictures requires the ability to detect even the most subtle of these changes with the highest possible sensitivity.
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Stunningly Preserved 220-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint Discovered by 4-Year-Old
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Stunningly Preserved 220-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Footprint Discovered by 4-Year-Old
A four-year-old girl stunned paleontologists after she found a perfectly-preserved dinosaur footprint that dates back 220 million years.
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There Is One Way Humans Could 'Safely' Enter a Black Hole, Physicists Say
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There Is One Way Humans Could 'Safely' Enter a Black Hole, Physicists Say
To solve the mysteries of black holes, a human should just venture into one.
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Swirling Vortex of Bathtub Water Reveals an Elusive Mechanism of Black Hole Physics
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When a black hole is active, we tend to focus on the effect it has on the material it's slurping up. It makes sense to do so; black holes themselves are difficult to probe. But the interaction between the black hole and the material should have an
That is a collection of micrometeorites found in Antarctica, featured in the 2020 book Atlas of Micrometeorites.
Every year, roughly 10 particles of space dust land on each square meter of Earth’s surface.
That means that they are everywhere. They are on the streets. They are in your home. You may even have some cosmic dust on your clothe.
Round and multicolored like tiny marbles, micrometeorites are as distinctive as they are ubiquitous, yet they escaped notice until the 1870s, when the HMS Challenger expedition dredged some up from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
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Every year, roughly 10 particles of space dust land on each square meter of Earth’s surface.
That means that they are everywhere. They are on the streets. They are in your home. You may even have some cosmic dust on your clothe.
Round and multicolored like tiny marbles, micrometeorites are as distinctive as they are ubiquitous, yet they escaped notice until the 1870s, when the HMS Challenger expedition dredged some up from the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
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Scientists Invent a Machine That Generates Mathematics We've Never Seen Before
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Scientists Invent a Machine That Generates Mathematics We've Never Seen Before
His name was Srinivasa Ramanujan, and he had a unique gift for dreaming up mathematics of a kind few, if any, had ever contemplated.
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China has achieved another milestone in space. Its first spacecraft designed to explore Mars arrived at the planet successfully on 10 February just before 8.00pm Beijing time, a day after the United Arab Emirates’ Hope spacecraft.
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China’s first Mars explorer arrives at the red planet
Tianwen-1 will help researchers to study the planet’s geology and soil characteristics, and search for water and ice.
Russian spectrometer on ExoMars founds hydrogen chloride
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A Previously Unseen Chemical Reaction Has Been Detected on Mars
The giant Martian sandstorm of 2018 wasn't just a wild ride - it also gave us a previously undetected gas in the planet's atmosphere. For the first time, the ExoMars orbiter sampled traces of hydrogen chloride, composed of a hydrogen and a chlorine
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AI Can Now Learn to Manipulate Human Behavior
Artificial intelligence (AI) is learning more about how to work with (and on) humans. A recent study has shown how AI can learn to identify vulnerabilities in human habits and behaviours and use them to influence human decision-making.
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Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause
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Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause
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Quantum Theory May Twist Cause And Effect Into Loops, With Effect Causing The Cause
Causality is one of those difficult scientific topics that can easily stray into the realm of philosophy.
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Perseverance Is About to Face '7 Minutes of Terror': Surviving a Brutal Mars Landing
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Perseverance Is About to Face '7 Minutes of Terror': Surviving a Brutal Mars Landing
Following "seven minutes of terror" after it reaches Mars' upper atmosphere, NASA's Perseverance rover is expected to land on the surface of the red planet at 20:55 GMT on February 18. This is incredibly hard to do, with only about 40 percent of mi
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Here's What Dieting Actually Does to Your Metabolism, According to Scientists
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When it comes to dieting, research shows the majority of people will regain some – if not most – of the weight they've lost.
Photo tour of Jezero Crater: Here's where Perseverance will land on Mars
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Photo tour of Jezero Crater: Here's where Perseverance will land on Mars
NASA is scheduled to land its Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter on Mars on Feb. 18, 2021. And the agency chose the perfect spot for a touchdown: Jezero Crater. The crater is located in the so-called Isidis Planitia region, just north of the equator…
Here’s how to watch NASA’s Perseverance lander touch down on Mars.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover has touched down on Mars
The spacecraft will arrive at Mars on February 18, joining missions from China and the United Arab Emirates.
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Scientists Found a Way to Communicate With People Who Are Asleep And Dreaming
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Scientists Found a Way to Communicate With People Who Are Asleep And Dreaming
Scientists have identified a new phenomenon they describe as "interactive dreaming", where people experiencing deep sleep and lucid dreams are able to follow instructions, answer simple yes-or-no questions, and even solve basic mathematics problem
Holography is the photographic process of recording light that is scattered by an object, and presenting it in a three-dimensional way. Invented in the early 1950s by the Hungarian-British physicist Dennis Gabor, the discovery later earned him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1971.
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Quantum Holograms Could Make Ridiculously Detailed Images of Our Bodies And Cells
Once, holograms were just a scientific curiosity. But thanks to the rapid development of lasers, they have gradually moved centre stage, appearing on the security imagery for credit cards and bank notes, in science fiction movies – most memorably