With x-ray microtomography, researchers created a full 3D model of a half-billion-year-old trilobite.
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Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lsH3CP #ScienceMagArchives
August 15, 2025 at 7:05 PM
With x-ray microtomography, researchers created a full 3D model of a half-billion-year-old trilobite.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lsH3CP #ScienceMagArchives
Learn more: https://scim.ag/4lsH3CP #ScienceMagArchives
🧪I'm delighted to present a new open-access paper from our team, describing the contents of a fish coprolite assemblage from the beginning of the Late Devonian, about 382-380 million years old, in northern Russia. Data collected in happier days before the war.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Investigating a Devonian vertebrate assemblage with synchrotron microtomography of coprolites - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Investigating a Devonian vertebrate assemblage with synchrotron microtomography of coprolites
www.nature.com
August 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
🧪I'm delighted to present a new open-access paper from our team, describing the contents of a fish coprolite assemblage from the beginning of the Late Devonian, about 382-380 million years old, in northern Russia. Data collected in happier days before the war.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Synchrotron x-ray phase-contrast microtomography of the clitoris, hell yeah!!
For the very first time, the full network of nerves within the clitoris has been mapped--something that was done decades ago for the penis. www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Full network of clitoral nerves mapped out for first time
Anatomy of one of least studied human organs could improve outcomes for women who have pelvic surgery
www.theguardian.com
March 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Synchrotron x-ray phase-contrast microtomography of the clitoris, hell yeah!!
Ants! Ants! Ants!
792 species of ants (!!!!!!) 3D scanned (high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography) in luxurious detail:
spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-...
paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
website: www.antscan.info
Phenomenal.
792 species of ants (!!!!!!) 3D scanned (high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography) in luxurious detail:
spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-...
paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
website: www.antscan.info
Phenomenal.
Antscan’s 3D Atlas Reveals Ant Anatomy Like Never Before
How does a particle accelerator help us understand ants like never before?
spectrum.ieee.org
March 6, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Ants! Ants! Ants!
792 species of ants (!!!!!!) 3D scanned (high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography) in luxurious detail:
spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-...
paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
website: www.antscan.info
Phenomenal.
792 species of ants (!!!!!!) 3D scanned (high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography) in luxurious detail:
spectrum.ieee.org/3d-scanning-...
paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
website: www.antscan.info
Phenomenal.
#Volcano Formed #Fossils Reveal #Trilobites In Never-Before-Seen Detail
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newatlas.com/biology/tril...
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#geology #palæontology #paleontology #marine #fossilrecord #Morocco #AtlasMountains #volcanic #pyroclastic #ash #Cambrian #xray #microtomography #imaging #imagery #invertebrate
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July 10, 2024 at 5:24 AM
#Volcano Formed #Fossils Reveal #Trilobites In Never-Before-Seen Detail
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newatlas.com/biology/tril...
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#geology #palæontology #paleontology #marine #fossilrecord #Morocco #AtlasMountains #volcanic #pyroclastic #ash #Cambrian #xray #microtomography #imaging #imagery #invertebrate
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And it goes all the way to the brain. Using synchrotron microtomography we found the antennal lobes, the primary olfactory centers, are significantly smaller in non-blood-feeding females: peripheral receptor loss mirrored by shrinkage of the circuits that process their input
September 25, 2026 at 4:16 PM
And it goes all the way to the brain. Using synchrotron microtomography we found the antennal lobes, the primary olfactory centers, are significantly smaller in non-blood-feeding females: peripheral receptor loss mirrored by shrinkage of the circuits that process their input
*wave*
Hi, I'm Russell and I'm new here. I do science - terrestrial invertebrates and their fossil record, computer modelling of evolution, arthropod phylogenetics, and microtomography kind of stuff.
Hi, I'm Russell and I'm new here. I do science - terrestrial invertebrates and their fossil record, computer modelling of evolution, arthropod phylogenetics, and microtomography kind of stuff.
July 19, 2023 at 1:17 PM
*wave*
Hi, I'm Russell and I'm new here. I do science - terrestrial invertebrates and their fossil record, computer modelling of evolution, arthropod phylogenetics, and microtomography kind of stuff.
Hi, I'm Russell and I'm new here. I do science - terrestrial invertebrates and their fossil record, computer modelling of evolution, arthropod phylogenetics, and microtomography kind of stuff.
As @donalddavesne.bsky.social has joined us here, this might be a good opportunity to flag a really interesting project we collaborated on a few years ago. Using synchrotron microtomography to measure the size of bone cell cavities (which correlate with genome size) in fossil fish bones, /1 🧪
December 3, 2024 at 8:23 PM
As @donalddavesne.bsky.social has joined us here, this might be a good opportunity to flag a really interesting project we collaborated on a few years ago. Using synchrotron microtomography to measure the size of bone cell cavities (which correlate with genome size) in fossil fish bones, /1 🧪
The image is from the paper available at www.researchgate.net/publication/..., where other examples of food µCT are shown!
(PDF) Determination of bubbles in foods by X-ray microtomography and image analysis
PDF | This paper describes a study that uses X-ray microtomography (μCT) for the characterisation and visualisation of the 3D microstructure of aerated... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
www.researchgate.net
January 7, 2025 at 7:44 AM
The image is from the paper available at www.researchgate.net/publication/..., where other examples of food µCT are shown!
Microtomography shows the wing is made of two thin plates supported by pillars, inflating like an air mattress. Unlike man-made structures the wing surface stretches as it unfolds
December 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Microtomography shows the wing is made of two thin plates supported by pillars, inflating like an air mattress. Unlike man-made structures the wing surface stretches as it unfolds
I’m right with you - and I work in high-tech research, studying fossils by means of synchrotron microtomography. Some forms of machine-learning are genuinely useful and morally unproblematic, but generative AI is an abomination in the true sense of that word.
December 30, 2025 at 3:38 PM
I’m right with you - and I work in high-tech research, studying fossils by means of synchrotron microtomography. Some forms of machine-learning are genuinely useful and morally unproblematic, but generative AI is an abomination in the true sense of that word.
Self-healing materials fascinate me; it's such a sci-fi concept, yet almost in mass use. Self-healing concrete for construction would be amazing, but we aren't there yet. But it's in the works, with some really cool ideas. 🧪
Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
June 15, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Self-healing materials fascinate me; it's such a sci-fi concept, yet almost in mass use. Self-healing concrete for construction would be amazing, but we aren't there yet. But it's in the works, with some really cool ideas. 🧪
Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Link: pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Subin Yang (Northwestern University) studies the dynamics of sand rubber mixtures under oedometer loading and unloading via X-ray microtomography and ultrasonic compressional wave speed (Vp) measurements, 13 BMD, Sept 2026.
@advancedphoton.bsky.social
@advancedphoton.bsky.social
September 24, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Subin Yang (Northwestern University) studies the dynamics of sand rubber mixtures under oedometer loading and unloading via X-ray microtomography and ultrasonic compressional wave speed (Vp) measurements, 13 BMD, Sept 2026.
@advancedphoton.bsky.social
@advancedphoton.bsky.social
Urokodia sheds light on the origin of chelicerae and book gills of Chelicerata
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Urokodia sheds light on the origin of chelicerae and book gills of Chelicerata - Nature
Microtomography reconstructions and phylogenetic analyses of Urokodia aequalis from the Chengjiang biota of China provide an updated interpretation of the evolution of anatomical structures in chelice...
www.nature.com
July 2, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Urokodia sheds light on the origin of chelicerae and book gills of Chelicerata
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Each piece of amber will be scanned in full at a resolution fine enough to spot features a few micrometres across (a micrometre is one-thousandth of a millimetre — about one-hundredth the width of a human hair). 20 chosen specimens will then be magnified further still for an even sharper look.
November 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Each piece of amber will be scanned in full at a resolution fine enough to spot features a few micrometres across (a micrometre is one-thousandth of a millimetre — about one-hundredth the width of a human hair). 20 chosen specimens will then be magnified further still for an even sharper look.
Here's a (probably) long and (certainly) intermittent thread covering the #geoscience research that's been done at Edinburgh Geosciences using X-ray #Microtomography to study Earth materials and processes. I'll post links to open source papers, but first a bit of background ...
November 10, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Here's a (probably) long and (certainly) intermittent thread covering the #geoscience research that's been done at Edinburgh Geosciences using X-ray #Microtomography to study Earth materials and processes. I'll post links to open source papers, but first a bit of background ...
🔬This study utilized in-line phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography to investigate the morphology of adult Aedes aegypti.
"Virtual dissection of Aedes aegypti mosquito using phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography" by Gabriela Sena et al is free-to-view here > doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
"Virtual dissection of Aedes aegypti mosquito using phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography" by Gabriela Sena et al is free-to-view here > doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
June 26, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🔬This study utilized in-line phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography to investigate the morphology of adult Aedes aegypti.
"Virtual dissection of Aedes aegypti mosquito using phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography" by Gabriela Sena et al is free-to-view here > doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
"Virtual dissection of Aedes aegypti mosquito using phase-contrast synchrotron microtomography" by Gabriela Sena et al is free-to-view here > doi.org/10.1111/jmi....
Liam Perera et al.: The design of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for synchrotron computed microtomography ##SynchrotronMicrotomography##FlowCell##ThreeDPrinting@DiamondLightSource@EdinburghUni...##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600577526000123
The design of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for synchrotron computed microtomography
We present and demonstrate the use of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for the study of liquid–solid systems using synchrotron computed microtomography. The designs are freely available with this publication.
journals.iucr.org
February 10, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Liam Perera et al.: The design of a low-cost 3D printed flow cell for synchrotron computed microtomography ##SynchrotronMicrotomography##FlowCell##ThreeDPrinting@DiamondLightSource@EdinburghUni...##IUCrhttps://journals.iucr.org/paper?S1600577526000123
🚨New publication
Exp398 data show deposits of volcanic particles have higher seismic velocities than other marine sediments, despite having lower densities. The study can help guide the interpretation of seismic images of seafloor deposits.
#NSFfunded
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Exp398 data show deposits of volcanic particles have higher seismic velocities than other marine sediments, despite having lower densities. The study can help guide the interpretation of seismic images of seafloor deposits.
#NSFfunded
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
September 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
🚨New publication
Exp398 data show deposits of volcanic particles have higher seismic velocities than other marine sediments, despite having lower densities. The study can help guide the interpretation of seismic images of seafloor deposits.
#NSFfunded
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Exp398 data show deposits of volcanic particles have higher seismic velocities than other marine sediments, despite having lower densities. The study can help guide the interpretation of seismic images of seafloor deposits.
#NSFfunded
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Some species of California lilac have developed an adaptation for arid climates: the stomatal crypt. Researchers characterized these crypts using microtomography, revealing how the crypts help plants survive drought. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov als.lbl.gov/the-secret-t...
April 16, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Some species of California lilac have developed an adaptation for arid climates: the stomatal crypt. Researchers characterized these crypts using microtomography, revealing how the crypts help plants survive drought. @berkeleylab.lbl.gov als.lbl.gov/the-secret-t...
Digging into the roots of chelicerates - paper in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Urokodia sheds light on the origin of chelicerae and book gills of Chelicerata - Nature
Microtomography reconstructions and phylogenetic analyses of Urokodia aequalis from the Chengjiang biota of China provide an updated interpretation of the evolution of anatomical structures in chelice...
www.nature.com
July 1, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Digging into the roots of chelicerates - paper in @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The SK 15 mandible from Swartkrans (~1.4 Ma) was reexamined using X-ray microtomography and morphometric analyses, suggesting it fits within Paranthropus rather than Homo. The specimen has been tentatively attributed to Paranthropus capensis. - Zanolli et al.:
Taxonomic revision of the SK 15 mandible based on bone and tooth structural organization
The hominin mandible SK 15 was discovered in April 1949 in Swartkrans Member 2, dated to ∼1.4 Ma. Albeit distorted on the right side, the left and rig…
www.sciencedirect.com
January 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
The SK 15 mandible from Swartkrans (~1.4 Ma) was reexamined using X-ray microtomography and morphometric analyses, suggesting it fits within Paranthropus rather than Homo. The specimen has been tentatively attributed to Paranthropus capensis. - Zanolli et al.:
As an added bonus, here is a cheeky 315 million year old arachnid, reconstructed using microtomography.
July 19, 2023 at 2:26 PM
As an added bonus, here is a cheeky 315 million year old arachnid, reconstructed using microtomography.
🌲 RESEARCH 🌲
Cyperaceae preferentially allocate silica to their cell walls where it forms a layer in the outer tangential wall of their epidermis, and whole-leaf Si can provide a proxy measurement for this layer.
📝 de Tombeur et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Cyperaceae preferentially allocate silica to their cell walls where it forms a layer in the outer tangential wall of their epidermis, and whole-leaf Si can provide a proxy measurement for this layer.
📝 de Tombeur et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
May 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM
🌲 RESEARCH 🌲
Cyperaceae preferentially allocate silica to their cell walls where it forms a layer in the outer tangential wall of their epidermis, and whole-leaf Si can provide a proxy measurement for this layer.
📝 de Tombeur et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
Cyperaceae preferentially allocate silica to their cell walls where it forms a layer in the outer tangential wall of their epidermis, and whole-leaf Si can provide a proxy measurement for this layer.
📝 de Tombeur et al.
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...
#PlantScience 🧪
I woke up to a bunch of new followers, so I should share some things that we do here at the Njord Centre, University of Oslo. Here is my JGR: Solid Earth paper on porosity in lower crustal faults and ductile shear zones using microCT, EBSD, SEM-CL.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
November 17, 2024 at 12:26 PM
I woke up to a bunch of new followers, so I should share some things that we do here at the Njord Centre, University of Oslo. Here is my JGR: Solid Earth paper on porosity in lower crustal faults and ductile shear zones using microCT, EBSD, SEM-CL.
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...