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The first quantitative understanding of ‘salt creep’ could aid the development of strategies to reduce this nuisance
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Non-destructive acoustic technique decides when cheese is ripe
Read article: How does brain motion impact microbeam radiation therapy?
Motion-induced misalignment of microbeams can compromise the radiobiological effectiveness of microbeam radiation therapy
Read article: Organic electrochemical transistor monitors bone cell differentiation
New technique detects real-time concentrations of an important cytokine molecule secreted as stem cells transform into bone
Read article: Screening platform traps, images and then retrieves single bacteria
A new technique can isolate individual bacteria of choice following long-term imaging under a microscope
Read article: Gas-pressure standard gets down to fundamentals
Researchers at Germany's national metrology institute have developed a new standard for pressure measurement that does not rely on physical artefacts
Read article: MRI enables robotic navigation in deep blood vessel networks
A robotic platform uses the fringe field of a clinical MRI scanner to guide medical instruments through deep vascular structures
Read article: Elves and gamma rays emerge simultaneously from thunderstorm
Lightning observations from the International Space Station connect two mysterious effects
Read article: Radiation response model sheds light on proton RBE
Modelling of clinical data suggests the existence of a variable RBE for a clinically relevant endpoint after proton therapy
Read article: Thin hairs beat thicker ones in strength test
Tests of hairs from eight different mammals showed that thinner hairs tend to shear off, whereas thick hairs break cleanly
