In an article recently submitted to the arXiv preprint* server, researchers in Germany introduced WoodYOLO (Wood You Only Look Once), a novel object detection algorithm designed for microscopic wood ...

A heart cockle shell has been found to let in light through a design that resembles fiber optic cables. This could inspire ...

When observed using a microscope, these asbestos minerals are bundles of fibers, known as a fibrous asbestiform. The fibrous bundles are similar to rope; and, much like rope, an asbestiform bundle ...

Nov. 26, 2024 — 'Specialist' lifeforms that live under Arctic sea ice are at risk as the ice retreats, new research ...

Nov. 25, 2024 — The secret to cellular youth may depend on keeping the nucleolus -- a condensed structure inside the nucleus of a cell -- small, according to nvestigators. The findings were ...

All five branches of the armed forces utilized asbestos in some form, exposing many service members to the material’s toxic fibers ... disintegrates into microscopic particles when disturbed ...

Each individual strand is too narrow to be clearly captured by any form of visible light camera or microscope. (Credit: Beatrice Britton / Adam Clancy) To appreciate just how thin these fibers are, ...

New research by Johns Hopkins neuroscientists reveals that these hearing-dependent animals employ a remarkable compensation strategy in times of diminished hearing. The work, newly published in ...

Researchers at Rice University have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Using an unconventional approach ...