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…
Rice to enter first international nanocar race
Five teams will participate in October 2016 event in France [caption id="attachment_7000" align="alignright" width="212"] James Tour[/caption] HOUSTON – Rice University will send an entry to the first international NanoCar Race, which will be held next October at…
First serotonin neurons made from human steam cells
[caption id="attachment_6995" align="alignnone" width="613"] Human serotonin-producing neurons, generated from induced pluripotent stem cells, created in the lab of Su-Chun Zhang in the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Blue indicates cell nuclei, red and…
New microscope creates near-real-time videos of nanoscale processes
Instrument scans images 2,000 times faster than commercial models. [caption id="attachment_6992" align="alignnone" width="639"] This closeup shot of the microscope shows transparent tubes used to inject various liquids into the imaging environment. Photo: Jose-Luis Olivares/MIT[/caption] CAMBRIDGE,…
Pesticide Found in Milk in the ‘80s May…
A new Neurology study has found a potential association between a pesticide found in milk more than two decades ago and signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain. “We are beginning to learn that diet may have a…