Examining precious artefacts without breaking them
Non-destructive testing lab can help Mexico preserve its cultural legacy
Read article: Subterranean science
Subterranean science
Sean Paling and Stephen Sadler describe how deep underground labs are diversifying into areas such as astrobiology and earth sciences
Read article: Novel nanoparticle boosts six different medical-imaging techniques
Novel nanoparticle boosts six different medical-imaging techniques
Particle enables deep-tissue, PET and photoacoustic imaging, as well as CT scanning
Read article: Geophysicists blast their way to the bottom of tectonic plates
Geophysicists blast their way to the bottom of tectonic plates
Seismic-imaging method takes best "picture" yet of slippery zone beneath plates
Read article: Shutdowns and start-ups
Shutdowns and start-ups
Robert P Crease on the meaning of ceremonies we hold for labs that are closing down
Read article: Dialling up the cosmos
Dialling up the cosmos
Edwin Cartlidge reports on the new apps that allow smartphone users to detect cosmic rays
Read article: Web life: Crystallography365
Web life: Crystallography365
Blogging the International Year of Crystallography, one crystal structure at a time
Read article: Modelling the magnetic fields of exoplanets
Modelling the magnetic fields of exoplanets
Spectral analysis reveals details of stellar winds and planetary atmospheres
Read article: How does medical ultrasound imaging work?
How does medical ultrasound imaging work?
Mathias Fink explains how doctors and dolphins use the same technology
Read article: New microscope makes movies of tiny live specimens
New microscope makes movies of tiny live specimens
Optical-lattice technique has a lighter touch with living samples
