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Analytical Chemistry Mar 31, 2022

Hyper-CEST NMR technique reveals missing structure of a novel container molecule

Using the Hyper-CEST NMR technique, the team led by Leif Schröder from the Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP) and the Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) has managed to reveal two previously ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 30, 2022

Inorganic nanozymes acting as therapeutic and contrast agents in MRI and PET scanning

The CIC biomaGUNE Molecular and Functional Biomarkers group has developed a rapid, cost-effective, synthetic, microwave method for producing ultra-small manganese ferrite nanoparticles that act as advanced, multimodal contrast ...

Earth Sciences Mar 29, 2022

Planet-scale MRI: High resolution illumination of Earth's interior down to the planet's core

Earthquakes do more than buckle streets and topple buildings. Seismic waves generated by earthquakes pass through the Earth, acting like a giant MRI machine and providing clues to what lies inside the planet.

Bio & Medicine Mar 22, 2022

Quantum dots shine bright to help scientists see inflammatory cells in fat

To accurately diagnose and treat diseases, doctors and researchers need to see inside bodies. Medical imaging tools have come a long way since the humble X-ray, but most existing tools remain too coarse to quantify numbers ...

Quantum Physics Mar 21, 2022

Tiny magnets could hold the secret to new quantum computers

Magnetic interactions could point to miniaturizable quantum devices.

Superconductivity Mar 9, 2022

Researchers develop pressure-quench process to enhance superconductivity toward goal of wasting zero energy

In the simplest terms, superconductivity between two or more objects means zero wasted electricity. It means electricity is being transferred between these objects with no loss of energy.

Plants & Animals Mar 9, 2022

Ants can 'sniff out' cancer

Cancer detection is a major public health challenge, and the methods currently available to achieve it, for example MRIs and mammograms, are often expensive and invasive. This limits their large-scale use. To bypass these ...

Optics & Photonics Feb 17, 2022

The sound of light: Photoacoustics for biomedical applications

Medical imaging techniques provide a unique view inside the body and are invaluable for diagnosis and disease monitoring. From X-ray, over MRI to ultrasound, the field is vast and diverse. When imaging biological tissue, ...

Education Feb 4, 2022

Dyslexia researchers develop tool to flag early reading challenges

A UC San Francisco-developed tool to detect early signs of literacy weaknesses that could lead to dyslexia got a boost in the California governor's recent budget proposal, and could be in widespread use in the state's public ...

Environment Feb 2, 2022

Depletion of mountain snow and ice may be faster than anticipated

Enhanced mountain warming coupled with reduced rainfall at high elevation may deplete stores of mountain snow and ice more rapidly than previously thought.

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