barrier
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With this self-formed beam, the team produced 3D images of the human blood-brain barrier at speeds about 25 times faster than the current gold-standard approach, while preserving similar image quality.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
Scientists often need to observe how drugs move through the blood vessels in this barrier and whether they successfully reach brain tissue.
From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026
The following month, Parry-Thomas became the first person to break the 170mph barrier.
From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026
“This creates a data barrier that most companies cannot easily replicate.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
She not only got to fly the jet—she broke the sound barrier in it.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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