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Earth Sciences Apr 13, 2021

Taking the vital signs of the global ocean with biogeochemical floats

As the researchers and crew aboard the research vessel Thomas G. Thompson continue to deploy biogeochemical floats in the western North Atlantic, the arrival of the first profile data marks an exciting step forward for the ...

Nanophysics Apr 12, 2021

Following atoms in real time could lead to better materials design

Researchers have used a technique similar to MRI to follow the movement of individual atoms in real time as they cluster together to form two-dimensional materials, which are a single atomic layer thick.

Other Apr 8, 2021

How Japanese speakers confuse the pronunciations of /hi/ and /si/

According to a linguistic survey report, people often confuse the pronunciation of /hi/ with that of /si/ in the dialect of Tokyo and the Tohoku region of Japan. A team of researchers at Toyohashi University of Technology ...

General Physics Apr 7, 2021

Field guides: Scientists bolster evidence of new physics in Muon g-2 experiment

Scientists are testing our fundamental understanding of the universe, and there's much more to discover.

Nanophysics Mar 31, 2021

Kirigami-style fabrication may enable new 3D nanostructures

A new technique that mimics the ancient Japanese art of kirigami may offer an easier way to fabricate complex 3D nanostructures for use in electronics, manufacturing and health care.

Superconductivity Mar 30, 2021

Discovery of a mechanism for making superconductors more resistant to magnetic fields

Superconductivity is known to be easily destroyed by strong magnetic fields. NIMS, Osaka University and Hokkaido University have jointly discovered that a superconductor with atomic-scale thickness can retain its superconductivity ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 17, 2021

Trackable and guided 'nanomissiles' deliver cancer-fighting drug straight to the tumor

Researchers from Skoltech and their colleagues from Hadassah Medical Center have developed hybrid nanostructured particles that can be magnetically guided to the tumor, tracked by their fluorescence and pushed to release ...

Nanophysics Mar 12, 2021

Tiny bubbles making large impact on medical ultrasound imaging

If you were given "ultrasound" in a word association game, "sound wave" might easily come to mind. But in recent years, a new term has surfaced: bubbles. Those ephemeral, globular shapes are proving useful in improving medical ...

Materials Science Mar 11, 2021

Hyperpolarized proton MRI used to observe metabolic processes in real time

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is already widely used in medicine for diagnostic purposes. Hyperpolarized MRI is a more recent development and its research and application potential has yet to be fully explored. Researchers ...

Nanomaterials Mar 10, 2021

A nanoparticle's size is fine-tuned to offer high-resolution images before and during surgical procedures

Scientists have found a way to control the size of special nanoparticles to optimize their use for both magnetic resonance and near-infrared imaging. Their approach could help surgeons use the same nanoparticles to visualize ...

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