Simple Sieve for Nanoplastic Detection
By James Strachan
October 20, 2025
Sieve-based test strip allows researchers to detect nanoplastics using just an optical microscope
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Mapping Biofilms at Scale with Automated AFM
October 14, 2025
A new large-area atomic force microscopy platform combines automation and machine learning to reveal biofilm architecture and cell behavior across millimeter-scale surfaces
4 min read
The Cold Side Of The Moon
October 7, 2025
By analyzing the first rocks from the lunar far side, scientists provide direct evidence that the Moon’s hemispheres cooled differently
2 min read
Seeing What Nanoparticles Are Made Of
September 24, 2025
By combining cryo-TEM with EELS, researchers have mapped elements in soft and biomaterials at the nanometer scale for the first time
2 min read
Molecular Map of the Glycocalyx Could Transform Cancer Research
September 22, 2025
Scientists capture the cell’s sugar layer – crucial to a range of processes in health and disease – in unprecedented detail
2 min read
Atomic-Scale Insights into Methane-to-Syngas Catalysis
September 17, 2025
First operando TEM study under realistic conditions maps active sites for syngas production
2 min read
Dating a Dinosaur Egg, Directly
September 17, 2025
A methodological milestone in palaeontology could eliminate long-standing uncertainties in fossil dating
2 min read
Dual-Mode Optical System Sharpens Skin Cancer Diagnosis
September 12, 2025
AI-assisted imaging merges structure and chemistry for noninvasive classification of nonmelanoma cancers
1 min read
Ultrasound Microscopy Breaks Depth Barrier in Brain Imaging
September 8, 2025
MIT system combines three-photon excitation and photoacoustics for label-free, single-cell metabolic imaging deep in brain tissue
1 min read
Could this Snail Show Us How to Regrow Human Eyes?
By James Strachan
September 5, 2025
Genomic and developmental analyses reveal how the apple snail rebuilds a complex, camera-type eye from scratch
3 min read
