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Dec 27, 2018
Nucleus-specific X-ray stain for 3D virtual histology
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: bioengineering, nanotechnology
Histology is used to identify structural details of tissue at the microscale in the pathology lab, but analyses remain two-dimensional (2D) as they are limited to the same plane. Nondestructive 3D technologies including X-ray micro and nano-computed tomography (nanoCT) have proven validity to understand anatomical structures, since they allow arbitrary viewing angles and 3D structural detail. However, low attenuation of soft tissue has hampered their application in the field of 3D virtual histology. In a recent study, now published on Scientific Reports, Mark Müller and colleagues at the Department of Physics and Bioengineering have developed a hematein-based X-ray staining method to specifically target cell nuclei, followed by demonstrations on a whole liver lobule of a mouse.
Dec 27, 2018
Researchers monitor electron behavior during chemical reactions for the first time
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: particle physics
In a recent publication in Science, researchers at the University of Paderborn and the Fritz Haber Institute Berlin demonstrated their ability to observe electrons’ movements during a chemical reaction. Researchers have long studied the atomic-scale processes that govern chemical reactions, but were never before able to observe electron motions as they happened.
Dec 27, 2018
Study finds link between obesity and sense of smell
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
A recent review investigates the surprising links between the sense of smell and obesity risk. The findings have implications for future treatments.
Dec 27, 2018
Don’t Fear the Robot Overlords—Embrace Them as Coworkers
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: robotics/AI
In factories across the world, machines are beginning to work more intimately with humans without sending them to the unemployment line—or the grave.
Dec 27, 2018
Wake-up timer saves power for I.o.T. sensors
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: electronics, energy
To save power, a cheap new timer can tell smart sensors when to wake up—no batteries required.
Dec 27, 2018
NASA Plan for a Potential Government Shutdown
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: government, space
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration will still continue supporting the operations of the International Space Station despite government shutdown.
NASA has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget its plan for an orderly shutdown of operations if there is no budget in place. During a shutdown, most NASA operations would cease and most employees would be furloughed, with the exception of operations and personnel needed to protect life and property.
Dec 27, 2018
The Wooly Mammoth Lumbers Back into View
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: existential risks
Dec 27, 2018
Scientists Create New Method of Fusion Energy, Without the Old Complications
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: nuclear energy
A once-impossible new technique creates fusion energy with powerful lasers and without radioactive fuel.
Dec 27, 2018
Behind the Market Swoon: The Herdlike Behavior of Computerized Trading
Posted by Derick Lee in category: robotics/AI
Behind the broad, swift market slide of 2018 is an underlying new reality: Roughly 85% of all trading is on autopilot—controlled by machines, models, or passive investing formulas, creating an unprecedented trading herd that moves in unison and is blazingly fast.
The majority of trades come from machines, models, or passive investing formulas that move in unison and blazingly fast. This quarter’s sharp declines are symptoms of the modern market’s sensitivities, the same ones that drove gains through the first three-quarters of the year.