Instruments

Flash-and-freeze technique creates flipbook-like images of brain cells in action.
Catherine Meyers, Editor
Scientists have learned how to measure the relationship between superconductivity and vibrating electrons.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Scientists find new ways to measure the infinitesimally small fluctuations that exist in a vacuum.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
New health-monitoring textiles and devices may help newborns and firefighters.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
A pressure sensor printed directly on a hand is a step toward new biomedical devices, "on the fly" wearable technology, and more.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
A corrective quartz plate could improve the focus of enormous X-ray generating machines.
Catherine Meyers, Staff Writer
Scientists apply quantum techniques to measure subtle details of a material's magnetic field.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Scientists reveal plans for future experiments to study the faint remnants left behind by the Big Bang.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Even underground tests release whiffs of radioactive gases
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Scientists break the record for data transfer efficiency by using photons and quantum communication techniques.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Scientists develop ways to ensure the reliability of random number generators.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer
Scientists have built an instrument capable of launching individual molecules for ultra-precise measurements.
Yuen Yiu, Staff Writer