imaging
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Radar Scans Beamed To Earth Via Laser Can See Ships In Almost Real-Time
This grainy black-and-white image may not look like much, but it’s a record-breaker. A radar scan acquired by satellite and beamed back to Earth by laser, it allowed the European Space Agency (ESA) to identify ships off the coast of Brazil in less than 18 minutes — without any satellite ground stations nearby.
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This Artificial Neural Network Will Tell You If Your Selfies Suck
Ever wondered how your own selfies compare against the internet’s vast amount of artistically crafted narcissism-laden self portraits? Turns out, there’s an AI for that.
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Left In The Brain: The Potentially Toxic Residue From MRI Drugs
Researchers raise alarms about unknown health risks of GE’s Omniscan and Bayer’s Magnevist, drugs injected to get better MRI pictures that contain the heavy metal gadolinium.
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How Tiny Microbubbles Can Reveal The Hidden Structures Within Us
Bubbles in the blood may sound like a bad idea — but if they’re small, they can actually prove useful instead of dangerous. This is image shows how they can be used to create images of our blood vessels with unprecedented detail.