Scientists knew the stingers and pincers of these arachnids generally contained metals, but a new Smithsonian-led study maps ...

How do photosynthetic organisms harvest light so efficiently? To help answer this question, researchers have developed an ultrafast transient absorption microscope with sensitivity approaching the ...

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Scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a ...

Researchers' new fabrication technique can produce soft, microscopic structures with magnetically activated moving parts.

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Human cells adjust to ever-changing conditions while preserving internal states necessary for survival, but exactly how they ...

Polytec's Optical Measurement System. Polytec's optical measurement equipment focuses on dynamic response measurements. MEMS ...

This extreme magnification reveals every detail—from compound eyes to hair-like bristles—in shocking clarity.

A cross-disciplinary team led by Prof. QU Jianan, Professor from the Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering and ...

How a single telephoto lens helped photographer and conservationist Jon McCormack rediscover the beauty of the beach ...

How a single telephoto lens helped photographer and conservationist Jon McCormack rediscover the beauty of the beach ...