Thermal technique improves blood-flow measurements
New ultrasound method visualizes slow-flowing blood
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Locust eardrum is a tiny frequency analyser
Insect study could lead to better microphones
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Why locusts don’t need airbags
They are a farmer’s worst nightmare but locusts’ ability to avoid crashing into things makes them the stuff of dreams for an interdisciplinary group of robot designers
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Building the perfect lens with metamaterials
A theorized "perfect" microscope could have a dramatic impact on nanotechnology and the biosciences
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Pushy bacteria could shed light on tumour growth
Microbes multiply by pushing neighbours away, say physicists
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Is life on Earth unique?
Ray Jayawardhana explores the possibility of life on other worlds
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Detecting blood-iron levels with tiny diamonds
Novel biosensor can measure weak magnetic fields
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Diatoms bring the quantum effect to life
Alga exoskeleton used as a diffraction grating
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Neutron study aims to improve HIV drugs
Hydrogen-bonding sites, pinpointed by neutron crystallography, could improve antiretrovirals
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How do we see beneath the surface of tissue with light?
Bruce Tromberg describes the techniques for seeing beneath skin
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