World’s most powerful MRI machine captures first stunning brain scans

An image of a human brain captured with the new Iseult MRI machine at a power of 11.7 Teslas, showing the level of detail possible

The world’s most powerful MRI machine has started proving its worth, by scanning living human brains. The resulting images give an ultra high resolution glimpse into the brain, which will help us better understand the nature of consciousness and treat neurodegenerative diseases.

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Measuring Trees Via Satellite Actually Takes A Great Deal of Field Work

Figuring out what the Earth’s climate is going to do at any given point is a difficult task. To know how it will react to given events, you need to …read more Continue reading Measuring Trees Via Satellite Actually Takes A Great Deal of Field Work

New imaging reveals colossal cosmic web lurking in dark distant universe

On the largest scales possible, the universe resembles a web of light spun by an inconceivably large spider. Now, astronomers have detected very faint light from these cosmic web filaments in the deep, dark, distant universe.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading New imaging reveals colossal cosmic web lurking in dark distant universe

New imaging reveals colossal cosmic web lurking in dark distant universe

On the largest scales possible, the universe resembles a web of light spun by an inconceivably large spider. Now, astronomers have detected very faint light from these cosmic web filaments in the deep, dark, distant universe.Continue ReadingCategory: S… Continue reading New imaging reveals colossal cosmic web lurking in dark distant universe

DRUM camera taps projector tech for images at nearly 5 million fps

Generally speaking, if you want to grab sharp images of crazy fast movements such as molecular interactions or water droplets, you’re going to need a super-expensive rig. Researchers have developed a system built using projector tech that could signifi… Continue reading DRUM camera taps projector tech for images at nearly 5 million fps

Stunning cell atlas captures human retina in colorful detail

This stunning image may look like a particularly lively Jackson Pollock painting, but it’s actually an example of a new cell imaging technique. The subject? A human retina.Continue ReadingCategory: Biology, ScienceTags: Retina, Eye, Imaging, Medical Im… Continue reading Stunning cell atlas captures human retina in colorful detail