If the 3He imaging project succeeds, the researchers expect it to pave the way for images based on other noble gases such as the xenon isotope 129Xe.

ECONOMIST: Medical imaging

Project 1640 has also put together a fascinating little video explaining their work in imaging these planets, which you can view below.

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The brain imaging technology is being developed for a US-led effort to map the human brain called the Human Connectome Project.

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