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Viewing stomata under a microscope

Daniel Urban & Corinne Campbell shows ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander how to collect a simple stomata imprint from plants ...

Eye for trouble: Automated counting for chromosome issues under the microscope

Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have developed a suite of algorithms to automate the counting of sister ...

Tightening the focus of subcellular snapshots: Combined approach yields better cell slices for cryoET imaging

Taking images of tiny structures within cells is tricky business. One technique, cryogenic electron tomography (cryoET), shoots electrons through a frozen sample. The images formed by the electrons ...
Wargamer

Check out this fiery homebrew class for RPG upstart Draw Steel

Draw Steel is quickly amassing its own homebrew module community, and the Kiln class is a great showcase of what fans are ...
Michigan Technological University

Ultra-high-resolution Lidar Reveals Hidden Cloud Structures

In this guest blog, Karen McNulty Walsh of Brookhaven National Laboratory explains how Michigan Technological University ...

Stanford Researchers Develop New Material That Changes Color and Texture Like an Octopus

Inspired by the remarkable camouflage abilities of octopus and cuttlefish, Stanford researchers have developed a soft material that can rapidly shift its surface texture and color at extremely fine ...
C&EN

Chemistry in Pictures: Puny piezoelectrics

Keeping you up to date with the chemistry news that matters most. Published by the American Chemical Society.
The New York Times

What we’re hearing about trade interest in Devin Williams and more from MLB’s winter meetings

DALLAS – Devin Williams is attracting an overwhelming amount of interest on the trade market, with at least 10 teams contacting the Milwaukee Brewers about the star closer, league sources said. The ...