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Those things that look like artillery shells are actually biodegradable microneedles. These needles are much smaller than conventional hypodermic needles, and cause less pain, tissue damage and skin...
View ArticleNanoparticle Quilt
Sometimes we see a cool image and just want to tell you about it. Image Credit: Joe Tracy and Aaron Johnston-Peck, NC State University This image is a colorized transmission electron microscope (TEM)...
View ArticleNifty Image of the Day – Neurons!
A rendered image of a primary neuronal stem cell culture in which cells were labeled with different fluorescently labeled proteins that differentiate between stem cells (orange/yellow) and their...
View ArticleSupernova Photo of the Day and Cool New Findings
Remnant of the Kepler supernova. Credit: Chandra X-ray Center The image above is of the Kepler supernova remnant, first discovered in 1604, and one of only a few Type Ia supernovas known to have...
View ArticleArt Installation? Or Research Project?
Admit it. You want to know what’s going on in this photo, right? (Click to enlarge.) Photo credit: Nick Haddad Sometimes science presents us with pretty fantastic images. When I saw this photo, from a...
View ArticleIs This Mouse a Pirate?
Deer mouse, with tag. Photo by Sarah Fritts. (Click to enlarge.) Did a field researcher somehow capture a pirate mouse? No! This raffish rodent is part of a study that is evaluating how harvesting...
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