Artist's impression of a split beam with vitamin B12 in a liquid jet. Scientists have developed a new X-ray technique that can capture ultrafast molecular changes in extremely dilute liquid samples - a breakthrough that…
Farewell to sentinel-2B
[caption id="attachment_10564" align="alignnone" width="603"] Sentinel-2B in the cleanroom[/caption] Just weeks before Sentinel-2B is packed up and sent to French Guiana for its launch next March, media representatives and specialists got one last look at the…
New capsule achieves long-term drug delivery
Technology could aid in elimination of malaria and treatment of many other diseases. [caption id="attachment_10561" align="alignnone" width="639"] The star-shaped drug delivery device, held here by Giovanni Traverso, a Koch Institute research affiliate, can be folded…
Nanosensors could help determine tumors’ ability to remodel…
Measuring enzyme levels could help doctors select appropriate treatments. [caption id="attachment_10556" align="alignnone" width="543"] MIT researchers have designed nanosensors that can profile tumors and may yield insight into how they will respond to certain therapies.Illustration: Christine…
Japan’s ‘Common Octopus’ Not So Common After All
Madako, which means 'common octopus' in Japanese, referred to Octopus vulgaris for over a century, but a study has found the Japanese common octopus is in fact a different species, Octopus sinensis. Madako, which means…