Quantum dots, typically used in imaging, also relay temperature changes within a cell.
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Quantum dots, typically used in imaging, also relay temperature changes within a cell.
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences was crawling with bugs, and The Scientist went down to join in the fun.
Tiny, flexible electronic chips embedded in a skin-like material monitor vitals and stimulate muscles.
A new exhibit at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia celebrates the work of an artist who is also the world’s authority on grasshoppers and crickets.
A new microfluidics chip lets researchers analyze the nucleic acids of 300 individual cells simultaneously.
A new educational framework swaps breadth of scientific disciplines for depth and emphasizes the process of science.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in microbiology and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
This lens-free, pinhead-size camera could someday grace the tip of a surgery needle or take cheap 3D images of cells.
A snapshot of the most highly ranked articles in genomics, genetics, and related areas, from Faculty of 1000
The Royal Society's annual science extravaganza packs some interesting stuff into 5 days of love and research.