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An image of the specifically designed and constructed Raman spectrometer that outperforms any other system by a 100-fold

Scientists Achieve 100-Times Faster Molecular Detection Using Advanced Light Technology

Categories Technology

This picture shows a very famous outcrop where nearly horizontal black and white layers are observed. The BIC made of layers of igneous rock in a basin shape, formed over a period of about 1 million years, after which it seems to have barely changed.

2-billion-year-old rock home to living microbes

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Life & Non-humans

The new brick can be manufactured with a high density, compressive strength, tensile strength and Young's modulus (the ability to withstand changes under lengthwise compression).

Urban Concrete Recycling Breakthrough: New Bricks Made from Demolition Waste and CO2

Categories Earth, Energy & Environment, Technology

The intestine of the adult fruit fly, labeled with fluorescent markers.

Fruit Fly Gene Transfer Reveals Anti-Aging Potential

Categories Health, Life & Non-humans

Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo have found that ice starts forming near the surface of water via structures similar to a rare, recently discovered type of ice, which helps us understand ice formation better.

Ice 0: The Hidden Catalyst Reshaping Our Understanding of Water Freezing

Categories Physics & Mathematics

The sections of these images outlined in red were identified as privacy threats using an open-source dataset called DIPA. GCR then used the annotated text prompts to replace these sections with visually similar or well-integrated substitutes.

AI-Powered Image Editing Preserves Privacy Without Compromising Aesthetics

Categories Social Sciences, Technology

Transplantation of bone marrow from mice with heart failure (TAC, meaning transverse aortic constriction) into healthy mice (control) led to cardiac dysfunction, as shown in this echocardiogram. The light blue lines represent the motion of the anterior and posterior walls of the heart. In the upper diagram, the movement is vigorous and healthy. By contrast, in the lower diagram, the movement is impaired, and the distance between the walls is widened. This is characteristic of heart failure, where the heart's movement deteriorates and the heart enlarges.

Body retains Stress Memories From a Busted Heart

Categories Health

Researchers from the Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo, find that providing lab-grown ‘cerebral organoids’ with connections similar to those in real brains enhances their development and activity

Scientists Grow Brain-Like Tissue with Complex Connections in a Dish

Categories Brain & Behavior

Polite bird

Polite Japanese bird signals “after you!” to others

Categories Life & Non-humans

The type of Welsh onions used in the experiment were a variety called Kujo negi. These onions are a traditional vegetable of the Kyoto region and a staple part of local cooking.

Red nets signal “stop” to insect pests, reduce need for insecticides

Categories Life & Non-humans

Gut bacteria break down dietary fiber into short-chain fatty acids, which are known to affect our immune system. In this study, researchers investigated in detail the mechanisms by which these compounds mediate the activation of mast cells.

Gut bacteria can process dietary fiber into an anti-allergy weapon

Categories Health

Bee flying mid-air

Buzzworthy Research Suggests Insect Brains May Help Us Understand Our Own

Categories Brain & Behavior, Life & Non-humans

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