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- 1Medical Imaging and Art Meet in Exhibition "Overexposed"●Medical Imaging and Art Meet in the Exhibition “Overexposed”
The exhibition "Overexposed" brings together medical imaging and contemporary art, using scans and diagnostic technologies as artistic material. Coverage highlights how X-rays, MRIs and similar imagery, normally confined to clinical settings, are being reframed to explore the body, vulnerability and the boundaries between science and art. Commentators are weighing whether the medical gaze becomes something new when placed in a gallery context.
- 2Franklin's Notes Contradict Watson's Account of DNA Discovery●James Watson Suggested Rosalind Franklin Missed the DNA Double Helix. Her Notes Say Otherwise Franklin's lab notes show
A new essay argues Rosalind Franklin's lab notes show she understood the significance of her DNA X-ray images, contradicting James Watson's long-standing suggestion that she failed to grasp the double helix structure. The claim renews debate over credit for one of science's most famous discoveries and Franklin's historical treatment.
- 3New X-ray technique reveals how quantum materials react to laser pulses▼Scientists develop new X-ray technique to watch quantum materials respond to laser pulses
Researchers have developed a new X-ray technique that allows them to observe, in real time, how quantum materials respond when hit by laser pulses. The method offers a direct window into ultrafast changes in these materials, which could advance research into next-generation electronics and quantum technologies. Details of the advance were announced by the research team behind the technique.
- 4Hidden X-ray phase found in likely neutron star merger▼Hidden X-ray phase revealed in likely neutron star merger
Researchers report the discovery of a previously hidden X-ray phase in what is likely a neutron star merger, offering a new window into the aftermath of these cataclysmic cosmic collisions. The finding could help scientists better understand the physics of neutron stars and the extreme conditions produced when two of them collide.
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Researchers are reporting advances that combine X-ray technology with quantum sensing, opening new possibilities for imaging and measurement. The development suggests quantum techniques could make X-ray detection more precise, with potential uses in science, medicine and materials research. Details of the teams and institutions involved, and the specific applications being targeted, remain limited in early coverage.
- 6Scientists Report Highest-Resolution Protein Structure Using Advanced X-Ray Diffraction●Achieving the Highest Resolution Protein Structure Through Advanced X-Ray Diffraction Techniques
Researchers report determining a protein structure at the highest resolution yet achieved, using advanced X-ray diffraction techniques. The work, covered by materials science outlet AZoM, highlights how refined diffraction methods allow atoms within proteins to be mapped in unprecedented detail, an advance relevant to drug design and our understanding of biochemical processes at the atomic level.
- 7NASA shares accessibility resources for blind and low-vision audiences▼Some of the resources # NASA shared after the webinar for # blind /low vision people: Audio described videos: https://ww
NASA has released a set of accessibility resources following a webinar aimed at blind and low-vision people. The materials include audio-described videos, sonification projects that turn astronomical data into sound from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and audio content related to the Artemis programme. The move is being welcomed as a step toward making space science more accessible to visually impaired audiences.
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New research using X-ray microscopy shows that nanoparticles behave in distinct ways when subjected to vortex flow. The findings offer a closer look at how microscopic particles move and respond within swirling fluid dynamics, a topic of interest in materials science and physics. Details on the research team and practical applications have not yet been widely reported.