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science1 month ago•52 min saved

Rib of Scotty the T. rex reveals 66-million-year-old healing wound via neutron imaging

Neutron imaging at Oak Ridge National Laboratory uncovered a vast network of mineralized blood vessels in the healing rib of Scotty, the largest Tyrannosaurus rex. The 66‑million‑year‑old wound began forming new vessels as it healed, and the salty marsh environment helped preserve these soft tissues until Scotty died. Researchers will extend the work to more fossils using neutron and X‑ray imaging to compare healing patterns across species.

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#fossil-healing #neutron-imaging #oak-ridge-national-laboratory

science1 month ago•10 min saved

Neutron imaging reveals Scotty, the largest T. rex, died from a rib injury in a dinosaur fight

Scientists used neutron imaging at Oak Ridge National Laboratory to examine Scotty, the 43-foot, 19,500-pound Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton found in Saskatchewan in 1991, preserving tissue on the bone. 3D images showed Scotty died from a cracked rib sustained during a fight with another dinosaur, with mineralised blood vessels around the wound indicating a healing response that wasn’t enough to save him. The researchers hope these methods will unlock more prehistoric secrets.

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#dinosaur #fossil-autopsy #neutron-imaging

science1 month ago•51 min saved

Blood- Vessel Clues in Scotty’s Rib Rewrite the Death of the Giant T. rex

Scientists using neutron imaging examined Scotty’s 66-million-year-old rib and found preserved mineralized blood vessels around a broken rib, suggesting the giant Tyrannosaurus rex died from injuries from a dinosaur fight and providing a rare glimpse of fossilized soft tissue.

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#neutron-imaging #paleontology #science

science-and-technology3 years ago•1 min saved

Chaos Captured: Trillionth-of-a-Second Camera Shutter Speed.

Physicists from the University of Gothenburg have developed an ultrafast laser camera that can create videos at 12.5 billion images per second, while another camera with a trillionth-of-a-second shutter speed is able to photograph atomic activity, including "dynamic disorder." The latter camera uses neutrons to measure the position of atoms, rather than conventional photography techniques, and is referred to as variable shutter atomic pair distribution function (vsPDF). These new cameras provide more insight into the properties and reactions of materials.

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#atomic-activity #dynamic-disorder #neutron-imaging