Topic
X-ray
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Toward X-ray movies
Low-power tabletop source of ultrashort electron beams could replace car-size laboratory devices.
November 22, 2016 -
A new way to make X-rays
MIT researchers have found a phenomenon that might lead to more compact, tunable X-ray devices made of graphene.
November 23, 2015 -
Researchers detect brightest pulsar ever recorded
The pulsar, about as large as the city of Boston, is 10 million times brighter than the sun.
October 8, 2014 -
A leap forward in X-ray technology
New system could provide detailed images — even of soft tissue — from a lightweight, portable device.
December 4, 2013 -
An answer to why our galaxy’s black hole is a finicky eater
Researchers find material ejects itself before black hole can devour it.
August 29, 2013 -
New system uses low-power Wi-Fi signal to track moving humans — even behind walls
‘Wi-Vi’ is based on a concept similar to radar and sonar imaging.
June 28, 2013 -
A burst of activity in the middle of the Milky Way
Researchers detect the brightest flare ever observed in our galaxy’s black hole.
November 6, 2012 -
Piece by piece
MIT biologist Schwartz relishes the challenge of picking apart the cell’s most complex structure.
May 22, 2012 -
X-ray monitoring mission comes to an end
The RXTE satellite retires after 16 years.
March 13, 2012 -
A model burster
Researchers find the first neutron star that bursts as predicted.
March 2, 2012
