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Giant black hole awakens with recurring X-ray bursts
Space

Black hole awakens with historic X-Ray storms

Amit Malewar

From boring to bursting.

A new calibration method developed by MIT researchers can improve the accuracy of clinical reports written by radiologists by helping them express their confidence more reliably.
Technology

New framework helps radiologists improve diagnostic accuracy

Amit Malewar

Calibrating humans and computational models is vital, especially in healthcare. Radiologists often use phrases like "maybe" or "likely" to convey uncertainty when interpreting medical...

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Space

A plasma jet and X-ray flashes arising from a supermassive black hole

Amit Malewar

Unprecedented features at brink of active black hole.

3d rendering of space planets illustration
Space

Iron lines in the X-ray detected from a binary black hole system

Amit Malewar

Astronomers at the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), an autonomous institute of the Department of Science and Technology, have recently detected iron Lines in...

Crystal Structures
Technology

Researchers invented new method to reveal Crystal Structures

Jay Kakade

The new method can determine crystal structures underlying experimental data thus far difficult to analyze.

xldot 3D mapping
Technology

3D mapping of material microstructure at the nanoscale

Ashwini Sakharkar

New X-ray-technique to probe the 3D orientation of a material's building blocks at the nanoscale.

high-power attosecond X-ray pulses
Physics

Researchers produced high-power attosecond hard X-ray pulses at megahertz repetition

Pranjal Malewar

Squeeze it!

skyrmion
Physics

The first 3D X-ray of a Skyrmion magnetism vortex

Amit Malewar

The results open up new avenues for nanoscale metrology for spintronics devices.

science background
Chemistry

Researchers explore structures of xenon-containing crystallites

Ashwini Sakharkar

Researchers have successfully examined tiny crystallites of noble gas compounds.

The new technique allows scientists to see each particle that makes up colloidal crystals and to create dynamic three-dimensional models.
Chemistry

New technique sheds light on never-before-seen interiors of crystals

Ashwini Sakharkar

The "X-ray vision" technique is used to see inside crystals.

Milky Way's galactic center
Space

NASA’s Chandra notices venting galactic center

Amit Malewar

The chimney and vent are about 26,000 light-years from Earth.

A close up of a pair of plasmas with a black background generative ai
Space

Direct measurement of reaction in neutron star binaries

Amit Malewar

The rate of this reaction plays a major role in informing models of XRBs.

EPFL researchers have for the first time recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positive lightning flashes; an observation that gives important insight into the origins of this rare – and particularly dangerous – form of lightning.
Science

Researchers measure X-Ray Radiation from Lightning Strikes for the First Time

Amit Malewar

EPFL researchers have recorded X-rays being produced at the beginning of upward positive lightning flashes for the first time.

3D simulations of X-ray bursts on the surfaces of neutron stars
Space

3D simulations of X-ray bursts on the surfaces of neutron stars

Amit Malewar

Exploring exotic stellar phenomena.

A lonely grayhaired man sits on the couch
Health

Type 2 diabetes affects vertebral disc behavior

Dr. Prajakta Banik

Type 2 diabetes alters annulus fibrosus fiber deformation in UCD-T2DM rats.

supernova remnant N132D
Space

NASA/JAXA XRISM released its first look at X-ray cosmos

Amit Malewar

A new glimpse of the hidden X-ray sky.

SZ Chamaeleontis
Space

Webb discovered disappearing neon around newborn star

Amit Malewar

Webb follows neon signs toward new thinking on planet formation.

rough metallic surface texture
Science

X-rays reveal microstructural fingerprints of 3D-printed alloy

Pranjal Malewar

A novel approach to explore the way microstructure emerges in a 3D-printed metal alloy.

Samuel Cabot
Space

X-rays may offer detailed insights into the origins of visiting space rocks

Amit Malewar

A new study suggests that X-rays might be the key to understanding interstellar objects.

freezing process
Chemistry

How do clouds make ice?

Amit Malewar

Unlocking the mysteries of freezing in supercooled water droplets.

Image showing particle accelerator
Science

SLAC researchers found a way to increase X-ray laser brightness and power

Pranjal Malewar

The long – but not too long – cavity would ping-pong X-ray pulses inside of a particle accelerator facility.

Image showing fading paints.
Biology

Humidity causes color degradation in historical paintings

Vidya Nagalwade

Discovery helps art conservators create preservation procedures.

Schematic of the reflection process
Space

Black hole ripples may be able to measure the universe’s expansion

Amit Malewar

A new way to pin down the distance to these exotic objects.

an iron atom
Physics

World’s first X-ray of a single atom in Nature

Pranjal Malewar

World’s first X-ray SIGNAL (or SIGNATURE) of just one atom.

Photograph of PMO 219.250.
Biology

A mystery ancient marine reptile from Svalbard has been identified

PLOS

X-ray examination has enabled the classification of a previously-unidentified marine reptile fossil from Edgeøya, Svalbard, and the technique could provide future unique insights into...

Normal chest X-ra
Health

AI predicts heart disease risk using a single x-ray

Pranjal Malewar

A potential solution for population-based opportunistic screening of cardiovascular disease risk.

bright flares of X-ray emissions
Space

Intriguing: First-ever recordings of light from the far side of a black hole

Amit Malewar

Fulfilling a prediction of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Invention

A new way to improve the efficiency of scintillators

Ashwini Sakharkar

More sensitive X-ray imaging.

Artist's impression of an evolving white dwarf and millisecond pulsar binary system.
Space

Cosmic Spider, a mysterious source of gamma rays, has been found

Amit Malewar

Using the 4.1-meter SOAR Telescope in Chile, astronomers have discovered the first example of a binary system where a star in the process of...

Cow-like supernova
Space

Another member of the new Cow class of supernova explosions discovered

Amit Malewar

Astronomers find most luminous "Cow" to shine in x-rays.

Recent Stories

Mystery solved: Why foams are leakier than expected

Chemistry

Multilayered materials that work together, like nacre

Invention

Biodegradable fungi allow trash bags to decompose the organic waste

Invention

Scientists crack the mystery of the “orange fur” in cats

Wildlife

Research reveals how Sculpins use microscopic features to stay put

Wildlife