News articles tagged with 'imaging'
Telescope ferrets out planet-hunting targets
— 9 Apr 2011 11:37 | AstronomyAstronomers have come up with a new way of identifying close, faint stars with NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer satellite. The technique should help in the hunt for planets that lie…
Alzheimer's-like brain changes found in cognitively normal elders with amyloid plaques
— 30 Mar 2011 17:22 | HealthResearchers using two brain-imaging technologies have found that apparently normal older individuals with brain deposits of amyloid beta - the primary constituent of the plaques found…
Berkeley Lab researchers make first perovskite-based superlens for the infrared
— 30 Mar 2011 16:22 | TechnologySuperlenses earned their superlative by being able to capture the 'evanescent' light waves that blossom close to an illuminated surface and never travel far enough to be 'seen' by a…
New imaging technique provides rapid, high-definition chemistry
— 21 Mar 2011 16:32 | ChemistryWith intensity a million times brighter than sunlight, a new synchrotron-based imaging technique offers high-resolution pictures of the molecular composition of tissues with unprecedented…
All wrapped up: K-State researcher's graphene cloak protects bacteria, leading to better images
— 15 Mar 2011 20:50 | TechnologyIt's a cloak that surpasses all others: a microscopic carbon cloak made of graphene that could change the way bacteria and other cells are imaged…
Detection of early gastric cancer using hydro-stomach CT
— 15 Mar 2011 20:11 | HealthTraditionally, both air and tap water have been used as oral contrast agents to achieve adequate gastric distension for preoperative computed tomography (CT) imaging in patients with…
Imaging system controls baking process on production line to improve sandwich bun quality
— 9 Mar 2011 19:20 | TechnologyThe Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) may possess the secret to baking perfect buns every time. Its researchers have developed a production-line system that automatically inspects…
Secrets of plague revealed
— 9 Mar 2011 18:17 | HealthIn work that is pushing the 'diffraction barrier' associated with microscopic imaging of living cells, researchers at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM demonstrated the…
Bedside ultrasound becomes a reality
— 24 Feb 2011 19:23 | HealthClinicians have often referred to ultrasound technology as the 'stethoscope of the future,' predicting that as the equipment shrinks in size, it will one day be as common at the bedside…
Improving microscopy by following the astronomers' guide star
— 18 Feb 2011 18:02 | AstronomyA corrective strategy used by astronomers to sharpen images of celestial bodies can now help scientists see with more depth and clarity into the living brain of a mouse. Eric Betzig,…