X-ray, 10 billion times brighter than Sun, to shed light on mummies

Researchers have devised an X-ray that is ten billion times brighter than the Sun to see inside mummies and other ancient artefacts. The new equipment, known as a beamline, will allow scientists and archaeologists to see through large solid objects to analyse their composition and how they were made.

DNA traces can put face to criminal

The smallest amount of DNA found at the crime scene is going to reveal the face of the criminal. It means the person’s actual face will emerge after analysing a collection of genes according to a scientist from Pennsylvania State University.