Albert CardonaMar 6

"High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity", Katzke et al. 2026
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41592-026-03005-0

"within the open science initiative ‘Antscan’, we applied high-throughput synchrotron X-ray microtomography to capture phenotypes across a diverse and ecologically dominant insect group: ants. At https://www.antscan.info, we provide 2,193 whole-body three-dimensional ant datasets from 212 genera and 792 species to broadly cover the ant phylogeny with a global scope, also pairing phenomic data with genome sequencing projects."

#ants #Xray #tomography #microCT

High-throughput phenomics of global ant biodiversity - Nature Methods

Antscan is a publicly accessible database of synchrotron X-ray CT images of ants. The database covers almost 800 species from more than 200 genera and is coordinated with genome sequencing projects that will enable integrative analyses.

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Atousa MoayediSep 10, 2025
My latest research "Evaluating the impact of contrast agents on micro and nano mechanics of soft-to-hard tissue interface" has just been published in Scientific Reports. Read here: https://rdcu.be/eFntx
#biomechanic #biomaterial #microct #contrastagent #enthesis #engineering #research #science
Myrmecological NewsJun 19, 2025

🆕Interview: In the accompanying blog post, the first author, Di Li, tell us about her and talks about the internal and external morphology of 𝑂𝑜𝑐𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑒𝑎 𝑏𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑖.
#phenomics #anatomy #MicroCT #3D #reconstruction

https://blog.myrmecologicalnews.org/2025/06/12/what-can-larval-morphology-teach-us-about-ant-evolution-and-development/

David HaberthürApr 28, 2025

is happy to hear that https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.11.10.622888 “has been judged scientifically suitable for publication" in PLOS One after a round of peer review. Once "it meets all outstanding technical requirements" it will be published online. For the moment you all have to read the bioRxiv version. And can nonetheless already look into the full dataset yourself, for example at https://webknossos.org/links/U8wuIdhmfzWMr7rm

#tomography #microct #femaleanatomy #science

Matthew CollinsNov 30, 2024
A combination of #microCT and #ZooMS suggests... ... trapping and production of fur clothing at 12,900 BP La Prele site (Wyoming).

Early Paleoindian use of canid...
April NeanderNov 5, 2024
Unveiling the unseen! My first art tabling event featuring microCT-inspired creations will be at Words & Wonders on November 9th. Join me at Second Unitarian Church for readings, performances, and visual art starting at 3pm.
#ChicagoArt #SciFiArt #WitchyArt #DarkAcademia #MicroCT #STEMArt
April NeanderMay 17, 2024

I made a lucky rabbit’s foot for our #microCT lab! Micro-CT scanners are really complex pieces of equipment, which means there are a lot of different things that can break or get buggy. Hopefully our sparkly purple rabbit’s foot adds just a little bit of luck that helps us to keep scanning smoothly!

Thank you to MorphoSource, the UMMZ, Roger Benson, and Cody Thompson for making this CT data available to researchers and artists!

#3Dprinting #CTscanning #laboratory

Josh GibsonNov 8, 2023
I took a #microCT scan of an oak gall I found while waiting for the bus today. It had 4 emergence holes so I assumed all of the gall wasps had already emerged, but there are still several inside! If you look closely you can see them moving in the radiographs. 68 min scan.
Jonatan HildénAug 22, 2023

Fairly neat explorable 3D model of an ant’s mouth parts, built from a #microCT scan!

https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/leptomyrmex-uniclor-maxilla-muscles-8ca4b88c5c334ea68acb8089b8153097

By https://twitter.com/Formicadri/status/1693448003716350032

Leptomyrmex uniclor maxilla muscles - 3D model by Economolab (@arilab)

3D model of the maxillae and their musculature of Leptomyrmex unicolor, supplementing the publication: The dataset was published on Zenodo, where also details of the used specimen can be found: https://zenodo.org/record/4623822 - Leptomyrmex uniclor maxilla muscles - 3D model by Economolab (@arilab)

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Technische Universität MünchenAug 14, 2023

Researchers are using advanced #microCT to track the evolution of fungal cultures in #bioprocesses, revolutionizing our ability to optimize production and predict the growth of #fungi: https://go.tum.de/001896 🔬

#BiotechInnovation #Aspergillusniger

📷J.Hammel

Vorhersage von Schimmelpilzwachstum

Produktivität von Bioprozessen hängt sehr stark von der mikroskopischen Form der Schimmelpilze ab, daher wollen Forschende das Wachstum von Schimmelpilzen vorhersagen können.