(Phys.org)—Researchers at Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) have created an ultra-sensitive biosensor capable of identifying the smallest single virus particles in solution, an advance that may revolutionize ...
General Physics
Aug 28, 2012
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Migrasomes, novel organelles first reported by Professor Li Yu' s team in 2015, are vesicular structures with diameters ranging from 0.5 to 3 micrometers that form on the retraction fibers at the rear of migrating cells. ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 7, 2024
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By changes in the wavelength of light pulses in fiber optic cables, researchers at TU Graz can measure where rockfalls, landslides, fires and earthquakes are taking place.
Earth Sciences
Jul 13, 2023
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Astronomers have discovered thousands of exoplanets in recent years. Most have them have been discovered by the transit method, where an optical telescope measures the brightness of a star over time. If the star dips very ...
Astronomy
Aug 17, 2022
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The field of extrasolar planet studies is undergoing a seismic shift. To date, 4,940 exoplanets have been confirmed in 3,711 planetary systems, with another 8,709 candidates awaiting confirmation. With so many planets available ...
Astronomy
Mar 21, 2022
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In order to function properly, the brain requires a steady flow of blood through the cerebral arteries and veins, which deliver oxygen and nutrients and also remove metabolic byproducts. Therefore, cerebral blood flow is ...
Bio & Medicine
Aug 19, 2021
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The development of cost-efficient, portable microscopy units would greatly expand their use in remote field locations and in places with fewer resources, potentially leading to easier on-site analysis of contaminants such ...
Optics & Photonics
Jan 27, 2021
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Photoacoustic spectroscopy applied to background-free analyses was used to measure unprecedentedly small trace gas concentrations. Teemu Tomberg from the University of Helsinki developed detection methods that make it possible ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 30, 2020
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It's hard to see certain molecules react. The reaction is just that fast. Until now. A team of scientists devised a way to reveal time- and energy-resolved information on "dark" states of molecules—ones that are normally ...
Optics & Photonics
Apr 10, 2019
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Scientists and conservators have developed a new method to diagnose painting canvases from the back, without disturbing a single fibre, to see if they can withstand the stress of handling and travel.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 12, 2013
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