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…
NASA Awards $1.25 Million to Three Teams at…
IMAGE: OSU/CFAES/Kenneth Chamberlain NASA has awarded a total of $1.25 million to three U.S. teams in the third and final round of the agency’s Deep Space Food Challenge. The teams delivered novel food production technologies…
MIT engineers design tiny batteries for powering cell-sized robots
These zinc-air batteries, smaller than a grain of sand, could help miniscule robots sense and respond to their environment. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- A tiny battery designed by MIT engineers could enable the deployment of cell-sized,…
Long-distance relationships revealed in the seemingly random behavior…
Applying chaos theory to the movement of iconic arctic whales uncovered a 24-hour diving cycle and a long-range (~100 km) synchronization. Hokkaido— Bowhead whales are among the largest and longest-lived mammals in the world. They…
A Compact Pulse Hollow Cone Hybrid TEM/SEM to…
Electron microscopes have long been indispensable tools in scientific research, offering unparalleled resolution and magnification capabilities. However, current electron microscopy technologies face significant limitations, including high cost, large size, strong radiation damage to samples through…