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Nano-CT imaging maps internal battery degradation
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Nano-CT imaging maps internal battery degradation

NREL researchers are using state-of-the-art nano-CT imaging to reveal microscopic damage and hidden flaws in lithium-ion battery microstructures. Credit: Gregory Cooper/NREL The minerals...

New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time
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New imaging method reveals how lithium-metal batteries lose capacity over time

UCLA researchers used tweezers to devise a thin battery for a study introducing a new electron microscopy method that captured images of the...

An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away
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An active optical intensity interferometry scheme enables synthetic aperture imaging from over a kilometer away

Image showing the 1.36 km experimental environment. The remote imaging system (left) shoots eight near-infrared laser beams (red line added to show the...

‘Bridge doctor’ combines imaging, neural network to efficiently evaluate concrete bridges’ safety
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‘Bridge doctor’ combines imaging, neural network to efficiently evaluate concrete bridges’ safety

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Necati Catbas collaborated with his former civil engineering student Marwan Debees, Ph.D., who now works as a NASA Bridge...

Real-time boundary detection from noisy images and single-shot HDR imaging expand applications
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Real-time boundary detection from noisy images and single-shot HDR imaging expand applications

Credit: Purdue University Patent-pending imaging technologies created in Purdue University’s College of Engineering could be developed and commercialized for applications as diverse as...

Magnetic microrobot swarm enables 3D imaging of vascular networks
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Magnetic microrobot swarm enables 3D imaging of vascular networks

The concept of the active exploration and reconstruction strategy. Credit: Nature Machine Intelligence (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s42256-025-01012-y Angiography is a widely used medical imaging...

Advanced imaging sheds light on hidden dynamics
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Advanced imaging sheds light on hidden dynamics

The researchers used advanced imaging technology, such as X-ray to investigate batteries in wireless headphones. Credit: The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell...

Imaging technique reveals first 2D chainmail-like material
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Imaging technique reveals first 2D chainmail-like material

Atomic structure of a two-dimensional, mechanically interlocked polymer obtained using tilted-corrected bright field microscopy. Credit: Muller Group An advanced imaging technique developed at...