Smithsonian Magazine

Researchers Created Structures That Produced Blood Cells in the Lab—With a Process That Mimics Real Human Embryos

The team used human stem cells to create embryo-like structures dubbed “hematoids” that mirror some features of early human ...

Tool enables nanoscale visualization of lipid movement between cell organelles

Lipids are fatty molecules that play critical roles in cell function, including membrane structure, energy storage and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Stunning Microscope Videos Highlight Self-Pollination, Algae and Tumor Cells in the Nikon Small World in Motion Contest

The first-place winner of the 2025 Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition captures a self-pollinating flower. Jay McClellan via Nikon Small World in Motion Video Competition Nikon has revealed ...
The Digital Universe

I love to see the temple… but I need a microscope

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has built a significant number of temples over the last decade, with many more announced or under construction. BYU engineers have decided to lend a ...
WAVE3

School cell phone ban creates surge in JCPS library visits

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - District leaders are calling it a culture shift within Jefferson County Public Schools. Less than a month into the district’s first school year with a new cellphone ban, JCPS ...
katv

Little Rock schools see positive response to cell phone ban from students and teachers

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The early returns are trickling in on the state's efforts to remove cell phones from the school day and help students focus on their education. Channel 7 spoke with the ...
KTBS

No phones, more focus: Local schools see success with cell phone ban

BOSSIER CITY, La. - Students in Texas are getting adjusted to a new rule that bans the use of cell phones during the school day. A similar law went into effect last school year in Louisiana. At ...
NBC Connecticut

Cheshire schools see improvement with no cell phones in classrooms

As much of the state heads back to school, there’s one thing that’s top of mind for educators: Keeping the attention of students in a world where there are lots of distractions. Some school leaders ...
pv magazine International

Scientists see 33.56% efficiency potential for kesterite solar cells

A research team in Egypt has proposed a new architecture for kesterite solar cells using a copper oxide hole transport layer and optimized configuration. The simulated device had a maximum efficiency ...
FOX 10 Phoenix

Arizona teachers see positive changes with new classroom cell phone ban

A new law banning cell phones in Arizona classrooms is being praised by educators for increasing student focus and engagement. The ban has also led to a significant drop in behavioral issues, ...
Medical Xpress

Imaging tech promises deepest looks yet into living brain tissue at single-cell resolution

Both for research and medical purposes, researchers have spent decades pushing the limits of microscopy to produce ever deeper and sharper images of brain activity, not only in the cortex but also in ...