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Scientists Feared the World’s Smallest Snake Had Gone Extinct. They Just Found It Again
First spotted in 1889, the Barbados threadsnake is the smallest known species of snake in the world. When fully grown, it’s ...
Interesting Engineering on MSN7d
No electrons needed: This optical microscope sees atoms at one-nanometer resolution
Atomic-scale detail is now possible with photons, thanks to a cooled-down silver tip and a clever use of plasmonics.
Super-resolution microscopes showcase the inner lives of cells
Advanced light microscopy techniques have come into their own — and are giving scientists a new understanding of human biology and what goes wrong in disease ...
The Oak Ridger on MSN2d
ORNL scientist talks on atomic building blocks for quantum computers
A recent breakthrough is the use of artificial intelligence (AI), which learns how to manipulate atoms to improve a material’s properties.
Scientists in Barbados Overturn Hundreds of Rocks to Rediscover World's Smallest-Known Snake
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists ...
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A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to ...
A 10-foot microscope reveals big lessons about the tiniest threats to the human body A technological revolution is helping Scripps Research scientists see the molecules that undermine human health ...
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Rodrigues at microscope in the lab at ISTA (IMAGE)
Looking at immune cells and how they move. Patricia Reis-Rodrigues at the microscope in the lab at the Institute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA).