The Unlikely Origins of the First Quantum Computer
Within days of each other back in 1998, two teams published the results of the first real-world quantum computations.…
Huge Advancement in MRI Tech Captures Teeny Molecules With Incredible Resolution
The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines in hospitals are great at creating pictures of the human body. For…
Man Carrying Oxygen Tank Dies After Being Sucked Into MRI Machine
MRI machines use a powerful magnetic field to produce internal images of the human body. The magnetic fields are so…
Fly Through This Real Hotel Like It Was Scanned by an Enormous Medical Machine
Using strong magnetic fields and radio waves, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machines let us peer inside the human…
Brains of People With Schizophrenia Try to Repair Themselves: Study
Schizophrenia is a mysterious, misunderstood mental illness without a full cure. However, researchers from the United…
Looking Inside an Opera Singer's Head With an MRI Is So Freaky
For a never-before-seen look at how an opera singer is able to produce such an amazing sound, German baritone Michael…
MRI of Mother and Child Shows Love Through The Eyes of Science
MIT neuroscientist Rebecca Saxe captured this stunning MRI image of herself and her child inside a 3 Tesla magnetic…
These Giant Magnets Are About to Start the Journey to Absolute Zero
Among many other things, General Electric makes the MRI machines that peek inside your body when something’s broke. To…
The Very First Wormhole Device — For Magnets!
Physicists have created a wormhole device that can tunnel a magnetic field through space. It sounds like Star Trek, but…
Here's an Anatomical Structure We've Never Seen in the Penis Before
You already know that a penis has arteries to bring blood to its erectile tissues, and veins that take the blood away…
This Is How Your Fruits and Vegetables Look in an MRI Machine
Hey! What are your plans for that artichoke you’ve got there? You’re going to grill it and serve it with some…
This Nanobot Gun Could One Day Assemble Inside Your Body And Shoot You
One of science fiction’s biggest unfulfilled promises are medical nanobots: tiny little machines that will run around…
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…
Watch Doctors Jam This Tiny Camera Inside My Knee Joint
Diagnosis is hard. Especially when it comes to joint injuries. Doctors can make educated guesses based on your…
Hardcore Recycling: Using Old MRI Magnets in a Physics Lab
When magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners reach the end of their lifetime, hospitals have to deal with a large…
A New High-Speed MRI Technique Is Fast Enough To Record Someone Singing
It’s a remarkable technology capable of looking inside a human being, but magnetic resonance imaging—or MRI—machines…
MRI video reveals what it actually looks like when you crack your joints
It's one of the most addictive things humans can do. Everyone does it. And it feels so good when you get to do it.…
This Siemens MRI Scanner Is a Beautiful Machine That Saves Lives
Siemens’ latest MRI machine (Magnetom Prisma Tim+Dot System 3 Tesla) is one of the most powerful, state of the art…
How To Murder Someone With An MRI
A little-known and harmless side effect of MRIs gives us an intriguing way to murder people. Tricking them into…
Tattoos Can Burn You During An MRI
Here's an odd by-product of body art. In an MRI machine, a tattoo can start generating heat to the point where it burns…