Scientists’ report world’s first X-ray of a single atom
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Scientists have now achieved what was once considered to be almost unattainable: X-raying a single atom.


JJ Shavit
- Feb 28
MIT researchers built an augmented reality headset that gives the wearer X-ray vision
The AR headset combines computer vision and wireless perception to automatically locate a specific item that is hidden from view.

JJ Shavit
- Nov 29, 2022
X-rays and diamonds reveal Earth's inner core secrets
Surprisingly we do not have much information about the center of the planet that we live on. What lies beneath our feet is not well known.


JJ Shavit
- Oct 28, 2022
How many bees can you fit in an X-ray machine? The reason why will amaze you
The results could one day help engineers design more resilient buildings, or even swarms of tiny robots that behave a lot like insects.


JJ Shavit
- Sep 6, 2022
X-rays, AI and 3D printing bring lost Van Gogh artwork to life
Using X-rays, artificial intelligence and 3D printing, researchers reproduced a “lost” work of art by Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.

Joshua Shavit
- Oct 2, 2021
This is what it looks like when a black hole snacks on a star
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.


JJ Shavit
- Sep 19, 2021
This is what it looks like when a black hole snacks on a star
While black holes and toddlers don't seem to have much in common, they are remarkably similar in one aspect: Both are messy eaters.


JJ Shavit
- Sep 7, 2021
X-ray street vision 'erases' unwanted objects from cityscape views
Researchers virtually remove obstructions from building façade images and assists in civic planning as well as computer vision applications.


JJ Shavit
- Aug 27, 2021
AI predicts patient's race from x-ray images with 99% accuracy - is that as good thing?
New research has found that AI analyzing medical scans can identify the race of patients with an astonishing degree of accuracy.

JJ Shavit
- Jul 29, 2021
First detection of light from behind a black hole proves Einstein right
Watching X-rays flung out into the universe by the supermassive black hole at the center of a galaxy 800 million light-years away
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