3D imaging tech captures labor contractions in real time

New imaging technology that produces real-time 3D maps of uterine contractions during labor could shed light on preterm birth.

Diane Duke Williams-WUSTL • futurity
March 14, 2023 ~8 min

New method detects food fillers

A new method can pick up on food adulteration, such as the addition of unlabeled palm oil to pre-grated parmesan cheese.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
March 2, 2023 ~5 min


Team sees light make atoms ‘dance’ in perovskites

A breakthrough in visualization supports efforts to get every bit of utility out of perovskite-based materials.

Jade Boyd-Rice • futurity
Feb. 14, 2023 ~8 min

Satellite images could make fossil hunting easier

Satellite data can reveal large individual fossils from the air, allowing researchers to embark on more targeted searches on the ground.

U. Oregon • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~5 min

Neuroimaging can’t yet locate PTSD

An attempt to replicate past findings indicates that neuroimaging has a way to go before accurately predicting PTSD.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Jan. 12, 2023 ~4 min

3D imaging tracks cancer radiation in real time

A technique that tracks radiation in real time promises safer, more effective cancer therapy with less collateral damage, researchers say.

Jim Lynch-Michigan • futurity
Jan. 6, 2023 ~5 min

What are the ethics of AI reading animal X-rays?

The use of AI in veterinary radiology poses ethical questions, a review argues, because euthanasia is an option for animal patients.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Dec. 16, 2022 ~6 min

Engineers bring MRI contrast agents into better view

Engineers are starting to understand exactly what goes on when doctors pump contrast agents into your body for an MRI scan.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
Nov. 21, 2022 ~6 min


Scanning ‘living fossil’ fish explains its odd swimming

Researchers pulled a coelacanth caught in 1960 from its jar of alcohol in a museum and gave it an MRI. Doing so reveals some of the fish's mysterious ways.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Aug. 24, 2022 ~7 min

Fly brains encode lack of bitterness in a ‘sweet’ way

A new imaging technique called trans-Tango(activity) reveals how specific neurons in brain circuits of fruit flies respond to stimuli such as sweet and bitter tastes.

Corrie Pikul-Brown • futurity
Aug. 23, 2022 ~7 min

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