“SCOUT” helps researchers find, quantify significant differences among organoids
Unbiased, high-throughput analysis pipeline improves utility of “minibrains” for understanding development and diseases such as Zika infection.
Dec. 14, 2020 • ~9 min
Automating material-matching for movies and video games
Animators spend hours adding textures to objects. A new machine-learning system simplifies the process.
Dec. 10, 2020 • ~5 min
New role for ultrasound: Imaging lungs
Scientists once thought ultrasound would never be useful in looking at lung health. An expert explains how new advances are changing that.
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~12 min
New microscope technique reveals details of droplet nucleation
The initiation of droplet and bubble formation on surfaces can now be directly imaged, allowing for design of more efficient condensers and boilers
Dec. 2, 2020 • ~9 min
Algorithm reduces use of riskier antibiotics for UTIs
Machine learning model predicts probability that a particular urinary tract infection can be treated by specific antibiotics.
Nov. 5, 2020 • ~7 min
Imaging tech captures molecule ‘wobble’ in 3D
Called CHIDO, Mexican slang for "cool," the new technology takes imaging single molecules into the third dimension.
Oct. 23, 2020 • ~8 min
More pleasure in hookups with good body image
Unlike lots of other research on sex, a new study looks at pleasure, not dysfunction. The findings link positive body image with greater enjoyment.
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~5 min
New virtual reality software allows scientists to ‘walk’ inside cells
Virtual reality software which allows researchers to ‘walk’ inside and analyse individual cells could be used to understand fundamental problems in biology and
Oct. 12, 2020 • ~4 min
6 feet may not keep musicians safe during the pandemic
A new study looks at the droplets musicians exhale on stage to figure out how to keep performers and audiences safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Oct. 8, 2020 • ~8 min
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