A home machinist and microscopy enthusiast has documented a detailed technical conversion of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) into a transmission electron microscope (TEM), demonstrating that ...

Fire salamanders are among the most-studied amphibians in Europe, yet until now, no one realized they are biofluorescent. Bernat Burriel-Carranza First described more than 250 years ago, fire ...

Imaging techniques are used to obtain a two-dimensional depiction of a surface or a three-dimensional reconstruction of a volume. Localized core vacancies in molecules decay via an Auger–Meitner ...

Human-derived organoids improved heart function in pigs with ischemic heart disease, laying the groundwork for their therapeutic potential in humans.

Superconductors, materials that conduct electricity with zero electrical resistance at specific temperature ranges, have proved very promising for the development of quantum computers and other ...

Gold’s pristine shine may depend on a hidden atomic rearrangement that makes oxygen reactions far harder, helping explain its ...

Senegenin is the main bioactive ingredient isolated from the dried roots of Polygala tenuifolia Willd. In recent years, senegenin has been proved to possess a variety of pharmacological activities, ...

The purpose of this practical is to investigate the effect of a range of concentrations of salt or sugar solutions on the mass of plant tissue. Make sure that the potato is placed on a ceramic tile ...

Today:Early fog in the far southwest clears quickly. Most areas stay dry with sunshine and variable cloud, though northern and northeastern regions may see isolated showers. Light winds overall, ...