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The dark energy pushing our universe apart may not be what it seems, scientists say
Author: Adithi Ramakrishan
Distant, ancient galaxies are giving scientists more hints that a mysterious force called dark energy may not be what they thought. Astronomers know that the universe is being pushed apart at an accelerating rate and they have puzzled for decades over what could possibly be speeding everything up.
The ultimate cosmic question: How fast is the universe expanding?
Author: Joel Achenbach
New observations of distant galaxies have intensified a debate that scientists call the Hubble Tension
New gravity discovery is called ‘mind-blowing’ and proves Einstein right once again
Author: Eric Ralls
From the tiniest fluctuations after the Big Bang, gravity has orchestrated the formation of galaxies, stars, and planets, creating the vast cosmic web we see today.
Einstein’s theories tested on the largest scale ever – he was right
Author: Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Analysis of millions of galaxies upholds Albert Einstein’s ideas about gravity and also offers tantalizing new hints of how dark energy may have evolved
Cosmology revolution? Exclusive: new DESI results revealed
In this exclusive video, Phil Halper talks with chief scientist and astrophysicist, Dr. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, about new DESI results that may revolutionize cosmology.
Health Rounds: Dye turns mouse skin invisible, allows researchers to see inside
Author: Nancy Lapid
Applying a food-safe dye that absorbs light onto the skin of a mouse makes its skin transparent, allowing researchers to look into the blood vessels of the scalp, the movement of organs under the skin of the abdomen, and at working muscles
The Doritos Dust Experiment
Meanwhile… The world’s cutest animal is a baby pygmy hippo named Moo Deng, Chipotle has a new machine that makes guacamole, and scientists did some weird experiments involving mice and the dust from a bag of Doritos.
How Scientists Made Mice Transparent Using Dye Found In Doritos
Author: Paul Smaglik
Using a solution of yellow dye and water changes the way light interacts with the skin’s surface, rendering it transparent.
See-through mice created by using food dye in Doritos
Author: Joel Achenbach
Food dye transformed the skin of mice into a living window revealing blood vessels, muscle fibers and gut contractions, according to a new study
Yellow food dye found in chips and candy corn turns skin transparent in mice, study says
Author: Katie Hunt
In H.G. Wells’ 1897 science fiction novel, “The Invisible Man,” the protagonist invents a serum that makes the cells in his body transparent by controlling how they bend light. More than 100 years later, scientists have discovered a real-life version of the substance
How Scientists Made Mice Transparent Using Dye Found In Doritos
Author: Bruce Y. Lee
You may be “dying” to know how tartrazine can make skin so see-through. Well, it’s all about the optics.
Slathering mice in a common food dye turns their skin transparent
Author: Sara Reardon
Through a subtle effect, a yellow pigment found in Cheetos snack food enables light to travel straight through tissue
Dye in Doritos used in experiment that, like a ‘magic trick,’ created see-through mice
Author: Mike Snider
Doritos are a revered snack for many. Now, scientists have found one of the ingredients in the triangle-shaped tasty tortilla chips has a superpower – it can make the skin of mice transparent.
Achieving optical transparency in live animals with absorbing molecules
Author: Zihao Ou
Roles: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, and Writing – review & editing.
