Posts Tagged ‘imaging science’
Health & Medicine - Jun 2, 2009 15:46 - 0 Comments
Ditching one-size-fits-all prenatal approach
At UC Irvine Medical Center, Jennifer Bates undergoes an ultrasound 26 weeks into her pregnancy. Such exams will play a key role in UCI’s effort to establish new national standards for fetal growth. (Credit: Daniel A. Anderson)
Science & Technology - Apr 30, 2009 15:21 - 2 Comments
High-tech cameras digitize ancient tablets
Matthew Stolper from Chicago’s Oriental Institute examines a tablet on loan from the government of Iran. It’s one of thousands of tablets being imaged for a digital archive.
Science & Technology - Apr 29, 2009 14:46 - 0 Comments
Say cheese! Scrambled light’s super-crisp shots
PRINCETON (US)—In photography, there are always trade-offs—zoom in for detail or go wide to capture the scene. An imaging method developed by Princeton University researchers could lead to lenses that reveal all parts of a panorama at once in high detail. The technique is designed to enhance resolution using normal light, allowing scientists to build microscopes and devices capable of so-called super-resolution. (more…)
Science & Technology - Mar 6, 2009 18:50 - 0 Comments
World’s smallest periscopes offer 3D views
VANDERBILT (US)—A periscope no wider than a human hair is yielding 3D images at the microscopic level and offering scientists an unprecedented look at cells and very small organisms from multiple vantage points—top, bottom, and all sides—like the single grain of pollen from a sunflower pictured here.
