Sandy's surge affected more than 1.4 million in 11 states
This map depicts the coastal areas likely to have been inundated by the storm surge resulting from Hurricane Sandy in relationship to residential population. It is based on a model used by the U.S....
View ArticleTracking down smallest biomarkers
Microvesicles are smallest cell elements which are present in all body fluids and are different, depending on whether a person is healthy or sick. This could contribute to detecting numerous diseases,...
View ArticlePreventive detention for oxidizing agents: Role of oxidative stress needs to...
Oxidative stress is believed to cause a number of diseases. Up to now, it has been common practice to measure oxidative stress levels by determining the oxidation state of a small molecule called...
View ArticleMillimeter-level naked-eye detection of Cesium location at solid surface
The NIMS International Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (WPI-MANA) has developed a supermolecular material which makes it possible to visualize the distribution of cesium on the surface of...
View ArticleImaging unveils temperature distribution inside living cells
A research team in Japan exploring the functions of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) – a molecule that encodes the chemical blueprint for protein synthesis – has discovered a way to take a close look...
View ArticleUltrafast chemical imaging lights the way to monolayer and nanometer spatial...
Since the 19th century, microscopy and spectroscopy methods have illuminated many aspects of chemistry and physics, from defining atomic spectra to bringing clarity to Einstein's photoelectric effect.
View ArticleBreakthrough in nanotechnology imaging under extremely high pressures
A team of researchers has made a major breakthrough in measuring the structure of nanomaterials under extremely high pressures. For the first time, they developed a way to get around the severe...
View ArticleMultilayer Laue lenses enable studies of nanostructures with ultra-high...
(Phys.org) —Microscopes have been a centerpiece of experimental science since at least the 16th century, providing a window into the material world at extraordinarily small scales. As the structures...
View ArticleBrilliant dye to probe the brain
To obtain very-high-resolution 3D images of the cerebral vascular system, a dye is used that fluoresces in the near infrared and can pass through the skin. The Lem-PHEA chromophore, a new product...
View ArticleAstronomers detect dust feature in comet ISON's inner coma
In April, when the Hubble Space Telescope looked out towards Jupiter's orbit and observed what has been billed as the "Comet of the Century"– Comet C/2012 S1 ISON – the space telescope photographed a...
View ArticleNew archaeological 'high definition' sourcing sharpens understanding of the past
A new method of sourcing the origins of artefacts in high definition is set to improve our understanding of the past.
View ArticleNASA spacecraft sees tornado's destructive swath
(Phys.org) —A new image from the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) instrument on NASA's Terra spacecraft shows the extent of destruction from the deadly...
View ArticleScientists combine X-rays and microscopes for precise experiments
(Phys.org) —Getting the atomic-level fingerprint of a material takes a lot more than just a dab of ink.
View ArticleSolar splashdown
(Phys.org) —On June 7, 2011, our Sun erupted, blasting tons of hot plasma into space. Some of that plasma splashed back down onto the Sun's surface, sparking bright flashes of ultraviolet light. This...
View ArticleNew method to magnify digital images is 700 times faster
Aránzazu Jurío-Munárriz, a graduate in computer engineering from the NUP/UPNA-Public University of Navarre, has in her PhD thesis presented new methods for improving two of the most widespread means...
View ArticleResearch shows promise of new device to detect disease with drop of blood
(Phys.org) —An NJIT research professor known for his cutting-edge work with carbon nanotubes is overseeing the manufacture of a prototype lab-on-a-chip that would someday enable a physician to detect...
View ArticleLocal nanoscale electrical measurements for graphene
Research from the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), Royal Holloway, University of London, and Linköping University, Sweden, has taken an important step towards standardising important electrical...
View ArticleMapping subcellular temperature profiles with genetically-encoded thermosensors
(Phys.org) —If you asked a biologist what any given cell is going to do next, they might ask you first to tell them its electrical potential, oxygenation, pH, osmolarity or glucose concentration....
View ArticleWatching the heart beat of molecules
A team of scientists around Prof. Theodor W. Hänsch and Dr. Nathalie Picqué at the Laser Spectroscopy Division of the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (Garching), in a collaboration with the...
View ArticleResearchers develop technique for imaging individual carbon nanotubes
(Phys.org) —Despite their almost incomprehensibly small size – a diameter about one ten-thousandth the thickness of a human hair – single-walled carbon nanotubes come in a plethora of different...
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