Super-Resolution Microscopes Crack the Diffraction Limit
"Saturated transient absorption microscope" reveals nanostructures without dyes or coatings
A Wiring Diagram of the Brain
Advances in medical imaging allow the Human Connectome Project to map neural connections
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Kinect + Brain Scan = Augmented Reality for Neurosurgeons
Microsoft researchers demo a system that creates 3D models of brain scans using the new Kinect Fusion API
3D Printing the Skull of King Richard III
Replicating the monarch's bones will allow more researchers to study them
Refuted: EEG Study Detecting Responsiveness In Vegetative Patients
More work necessary before EEG can be used as a bedside tool for end-of-life decisions.
Smartphones as Blood Analyzers and Allergen Testers
Aydogan Ozcan’s phone can analyze blood, tell whether a cookie contains peanuts, and watch sperm cells dance
Fossil Ghosts of a Lizard's Teeth, Via High-Speed X-Ray
Synchrotron unmasks previously invisible details in 50-million-year-old fossil
Medical Imaging Group Calls for Fewer CT Tests and More Research on Health Effects
The Radiation Dose Summit says that despite widespread public concern, the biologic effects from medical imaging tests are not entirely understood
Water-Splitting Catalyst Revealed
Details on the structure of the water-splitting catalyst in photosynthesis could advance hydrogen gas production
Rendering Greenhouse Gases Visible
Through datamining, modeling, and top-down measurement, scientists can pinpoint climate change actors
Brain-Computer Interface for Spinal Cord Injury
Sensors use the brain’s electrical signals to power a robotic arm
Synapse Microarray Will Hold Neurons in Place
Treating Alzheimer’s with drugs that enhance synaptic strength
How Do You Assemble a Brain? Randomly
Swiss researchers show how a chance distribution of six neuronal cell types can connect to form the synapses of a working brain…without any overall design control. Is this a clue to complex systems design?
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Reading and Writing a Book With DNA
Researchers are storing digital information in the form of DNA, but is it practical?
Training the Brain for Happiness
There’s new data on the complicated genetic basis of depression and happiness
Nanostructures Modeled on the Moth Eye Reduce Radiation in Medical Imaging
Nanostructured thin film for a new class of scintillation materials increases reemitted light by 175 percent
Simple EEG Might Help Spot Autism in Children
EEG patterns offer criteria for diagnosing autism as early as infancy
You’re as Unique as the Veins in Your Hands
A visit to Fujitsu’s research and development lab to see their vein-based biometric system
Wearable Brain Scanner Tells Your Computer When You're Overwhelmed
Brain-computer interface adjusts to your changing cognitive state
This Is Your Brain on fMRI
The science of mind reading is further along than you might think
This Is Your Brain on Metaphor
Neuroscientists use fMRI to look at our most treasured turns of phrase
The Allen Institute Takes A Look At How We See
Christof Koch and neuroscientists at the Allen Institute will lead a $300 million effort to map visual processing in the mouse brain.
Controversial Study Warns Electronic Health Records Could Increase Healthcare Costs, Not Lower Them
Critics dismiss the study as unrepresentative, irrelevant, and wrong
Using Avatars to Understand Adverse Drug Reactions
Do you know how your body may react to a drug?
Nanostructure of Butterfly Wings Could Lead the Way to Inexpensive Infrared Detectors
Everything from medical imaging to defense applications could be impacted by this inexpensive bio-inspired discovery
The Sound of Sterility
Researchers demonstrate that ultrasound can be an effective alternative for permanent male birth control
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Electronic Eye Glasses and Contact Lens for those Needing Vision Help or the Latest Tweets
Eyewear than automatically adjusts and contacts that may in the future display the news
Researchers Move Closer to Objectively Quantifying Pain
A preliminary study suggests fMRI can be used to determine pain response
A Better Way to Sort fMRI Data
Text-mining software makes fMRI analysis more quantitative
Carbon Nanotubes Fluoresce at Right Wave Length for Seeing Internal Organs
Images that would otherwise be murky are made clear by using fluorescent carbon nanotubes