An international team has used super-bright X-rays to capture intricate details of COVID-19 lung damage — and much more. Their technique — called Hierarchical Phase-Contrast Tomography (HiP-CT) — relies on X-rays from the European Synchrotron Research Facility particle accelerator in Grenoble, France. Following its Extremely Brilliant Source upgrade (ESRF-EBS), European Synchrotron can produce X-rays 100 […]
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Bike helmet-style brain scanner used for first time with children
British brain researchers created a brain scanner in the style of a wearable bike helmet in order to better study brain development in young children. Researchers at the Sir Peter Mansfield Imaging Center at the University of Nottingham, along with researchers from the University of Oxford and University College London, utilized magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology with […]
How to treat involuntary eye movement with magnets
Magnets implanted behind the eye of a patient have been used to treat involuntary eye movements known as nystagmus, according to new research from the University College London (UCL) and the University of Oxford. The research team implanted a set of magnets in the eye socket beneath each eye in a patient who has nystagmus. […]