Mice made transparent with a dye used in Doritos
Matching refractive indexes lets some wavelengths pass cleanly through the skin. Enlarge / Zihao Ou, who helped develop this solution, holds a tube of it. One key challenge in medical imaging is to look past skin and ot.....»»
Best wired mouse for 2023: the best mice for gaming, work, and more
The best wired mice for 2023 offer speed, precision, and comfort, without the need to worry about battery life. They're great for gaming, work, and more......»»
Deep learning enhanced NIR-II volumetric imaging of whole mice vasculature
In vivo small animal fluorescence imaging is widely used in oncology, drugs, antibodies, nanomaterials, inflammation, immune diseases, gene therapy, apoptosis, and other research fields because of its advantages such as in vivo real-time imaging obse.....»»
The best wireless mouse for 2023: top wireless mice tested and compared
It doesn't matter if you're looking for an ergonomic mouse, a gaming mouse, or a trackball -- our list of the best wireless mice has an option for you......»»
Hi-tech is making the seas transparent
Researchers at James Cook University who paired a revolutionary method for detecting fish with freely available ecological data believe the technique could transform environmental science......»»
Prawn larvae found to hide their dark eyes with a light-manipulating material
A team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, the University of Cambridge, the Interuniversity Institute for Marine Sciences and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur reports that transparent prawn larvae (and many other sea crea.....»»
A Novel Male Birth Control Could Be an ‘On-Off Switch for Sperm’
A new compound halts sperm in their tracks. It’s fast-acting, temporary, hormone-free, and highly effective—in mice......»»
How fingerprints get their unique whorls
An international team of scientists with a myriad of backgrounds has revealed the process by which unique fingerprints develop. In their research, published open access in the journal Cell, the group studied the development of fingerprints in mice an.....»»
Paddleboarder comes across mysterious, transparent sea creature off California coast
Southern California paddleboarder Bill Clements was 3 miles offshore when he spotted something that looked more like a see-through floating spine than an actual animal......»»
Scientists grew mini human guts inside mice
Tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Your gut has an obvious job: It processes the food you eat. But it has another important function: It protects.....»»
A new understanding of reptile coloration
Snakes and mice don't look alike. But much of what we know about skin coloration and patterning in vertebrates generally, including in snakes, is based on lab mice. However, there are limits to what mice can tell us about other vertebrates because th.....»»
Razer’s $280 mouse is covered in gaping holes
With a magnesium-alloy exoskeleton, the Viper Mini SE weighs 1.73 ounces. Enlarge (credit: Razer) There are a lot of cookie-cutter mice that, though made by different manufacturers, have the same shapes and features but.....»»
Scientists Grew Mini Human Guts Inside Mice
These tiny organoids with working immune systems mimic the function of the GI tract and could be used to study intestinal diseases and drugs to treat them......»»
The Case of the Incredibly Long-Lived Mouse Cells
Scientists kept the rodents’ immune T cells active four times longer than mice can live—with huge implications for cancer, vaccination, and aging research......»»
Training ants to sniff out cancerous tumors in mice
A team of researchers from Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Université Paris-Saclay and Institut Universitaire de France has found that it is possible train ants to sniff out cancerous tumors in mice. In their study, published in Proceedings of the.....»»
Researchers identify protein FER1L5 as essential for male fertility in mice
Fertilization is the union of two cells: an egg and a sperm. Before the egg and the sperm fuse, an event known as the "acrosome reaction" needs to occur in the sperm. Now, a team from Osaka University has identified a protein called FER1L5 that is es.....»»
New shield blocks electromagnetic interference while allowing wireless optical signals
Researchers have experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, a mechanically flexible silver mesh that is visibly transparent, allows high-quality infrared wireless optical communication and efficiently shields electromagnetic interference in the.....»»
Gene editing halts damage in mice after heart attacks in new study
Editing a gene that prompts a cascade of damage after a heart attack appeared to reverse this inevitable course in mice, leaving their hearts remarkably unharmed, a new study by UT Southwestern scientists showed. The findings, published in Science, c.....»»
Best accessories for M2 Mac mini in 2023
If you are planning on buying a new M2 Mac mini, you may want to add onto it with keyboards, mice, docks, and more. Here are the best accessories for your new Apple device.The new Mac mini now houses an M2 and M2 Pro chip inside of itself in the same.....»»
New nanoparticles deliver therapy throughout the brain and edit Alzheimer"s gene in mice
Gene therapies have the potential to treat neurological disorders like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases, but they face a common barrier—the blood-brain barrier. Now, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have developed a way to mov.....»»
Jet-propelled tunicates pump carbon through the oceans
Salps are transparent, tube-shaped jellies well known for their propulsive jetting movements. According to new research, they also take quite a bit of carbon along for the ride......»»