UCI scientists make X-ray vision-like camera to rapidly retrieve 3D images

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(University of California – Irvine) In research published in the journal Optica, University of California, Irvine researchers describe a new type of camera technology that, when aimed at an object, can rapidly retrieve 3D images, displaying its chemical content down to the micrometer scale. ​(University of California – Irvine) In research published in the journal …

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Soft skin patch could provide early warning for strokes, heart attacks

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(University of California – San Diego) UC San Diego engineers developed a soft, stretchy ultrasound patch that can be worn on the skin to monitor blood flow through vessels deep inside the body. Such a device can make it easier to detect cardiovascular problems, like blockages in the arteries that could lead to strokes or …

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‘Wrapping’ anodes in 3D carbon nanosheets: The next big thing in li-ion battery technology

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(National Korea Maritime and Ocean University) The lithium-ion battery is the future of sustainable energy technology, but drastic volume fluctuations in their anodes related to enhanced battery capacity raises a safety concern. Recently, researchers from the Republic of Korea have found that embedding manganese selenide anodes in a 3D carbon nanosheet matrix is an innovative, …

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Topology in biology

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(Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization) A phenomenon known from quantum systems could now make its way into biology:In a new study published in Physical Review X, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPI-DS) in Goettingen show that the notion of topological protection can also apply to biochemical networks. The …

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Brain’s ‘memory center’ needed to recognize image sequences but not single sights

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(Picower Institute at MIT) The visual cortex stores and remembers individual images, but when they are grouped into a sequence, mice can’t recognize that without guidance from the hippocampus, according to a new study by neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory. ​(Picower Institute at MIT) The visual cortex stores and remembers individual …

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Moderate drinking associated with lower risk of heart attack and death in those with CVD

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(BMC (BioMed Central)) Drinking up to 105 grams of alcohol per week – equivalent to 13 UK units of alcohol, less than six pints of medium-strength beer or just over a bottle of wine – may be associated with a decreased risk of heart attack, stroke, angina or death among those with cardiovascular disease (CVD). …

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Juicy past of favorite Okinawan fruit revealed

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(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University) A genetic analysis of fruit in the mandarin family has unraveled a complex journey from the mountainous region of southern China to the markets of Okinawa, says researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University. ​(Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate …

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Exosome formulation developed to deliver antibodies for choroidal neovascularization therapy

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(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) Researchers from the Institute of Process Engineering (IPE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital and the University of Queensland have developed a new formulation based on regulatory T-cell exosomes (rEXS) to deliver vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibodies for choroidal neovascularization therapy. ​(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) …

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International collaboration of scientists rewrite the rulebook of flowering plant genetics

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(Botanical Society of America) Scientists around the world are collaborating on a project that is changing the way they trace the evolutionary history of flowering plants. By using new technology allowing them to rapidly retrieve and compare DNA sequences from among any of the 300,000 species of flowering plants, scientists are unraveling the 140-million-year history …

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Plant root-associated bacteria preferentially colonize their native host-plant roots

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(Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research) An international team of researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research and the University of Åarhus in Denmark have discovered that bacteria from the plant microbiota are adapted to their host species. In a newly published study, they show how root-associated bacteria have a competitive …

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