Functional MRI tracks neurotransmitters
Method could study important brain functions by mapping neural signals
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Laser mimics biological neurons using light
Micropillars are the latest bright idea for artificial brains
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Electromagnetic noise could set European robin adrift
Disruptive interference seen over a broad range from 20 kHz up to 5 MHz
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All alone in the universe?
Jack Lissauer reviews Lee Billings' Five Billion Years of Solitude, a collection of stories about exoplanet science
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Chip-based optical traps shed light on DNA
Devices could be used in high-throughput screening of biological molecules
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Saliva-powered microbial fuel cell built
New graphene-anode cell that produces 1 µW could be used as an ovulation test
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Nanoparticles boost solar-energy capture by plants
Nanotube-augmented plants are a "nanobionic" first
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Dark field illuminates X-ray imaging
New technique uses discarded X-rays to unmask materials
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Powerful fibre laser is cheap and compact
Mid-infrared light source could have medical applications
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Quantized vibrations are essential to photosynthesis, say physicists
High efficiency of reaction is "unambiguously" linked to non-classical behaviour
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