You’ve heard of a toadstool, but now there’s something much stranger: a frog mushroom. Researchers in India came across a frog with a mushroom sprouting from its flank. It may be the first observation of its kind. How the mushroom got there, grew and fruited is a mystery. (The Last of Us tv show may become real.)
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"Using a tissue #engineering approach, and #bioprinting with two #bioinks containing living cells and non-cell materials respectively, the #researchers were able to mimic the arrangement of gray matter and white matter seen in the #brain.
Professor John Forsythe of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who is leading the research, said while two-dimensional #nerve cell cultures have previously been used to study the formation of nerve networks and disease mechanisms, those relatively flat structures don’t reflect the way #neurons grow and interact with their surroundings."
Professor John Forsythe of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, who is leading the research, said while two-dimensional #nerve cell cultures have previously been used to study the formation of nerve networks and disease mechanisms, those relatively flat structures don’t reflect the way #neurons grow and interact with their surroundings."
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"In recent years, #researchers worldwide have #discovered that there are different types of #polaritons . Some of them can trap light in a very small space, about the size of a #nanometer . That’s about 80,000 times thinner than a human hair!
The #scientists report in their article that these special polaritons can arise in certain #crystals . When the light in these crystals generates special #vibrations — the researchers call these “phonons” — these special polaritons are created.
Interestingly, they also found that the less symmetric the crystal is, the better the whole thing works. This leads to new and exciting possibilities for controlling light in the smallest space."
The #scientists report in their article that these special polaritons can arise in certain #crystals . When the light in these crystals generates special #vibrations — the researchers call these “phonons” — these special polaritons are created.
Interestingly, they also found that the less symmetric the crystal is, the better the whole thing works. This leads to new and exciting possibilities for controlling light in the smallest space."
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