We are happy to share some tomography research by one of our Basic & Applied Research Community members, Alex Hall. Potential Evolutionary Convergence in Trophic Adaptations of Two Booidean Snake Lineages as Evidenced by Skull Morphology This was a 7 […]
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NoCTURN Workshop at SVP 2024!
nocturn in the wild “Current Best Practices for Generating and Managing CT Scan Data of Fossils” In October 2024, a few NoCTURN members hosted a hands on workshop at the Society for Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) Meeting, to present on and […]
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Basic & Applied Research Blog Takeover!
Hello NoCTURN Community! Our Basic & Applied Research group is taking over the blog posts this month, and we plan to bring you news, features, and member spotlights that highlight the impact that the FAIROS mission hopes to have on […]
Job Postings / NoCTURN Blog
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Join Dryad as a Data Curator
Unlocking CT Data Potential: Dryad is seeking an exceptional individual to join their team as a full-time Data Curator. The ideal candidate will play a key role in evaluating and publishing datasets (such as CT scans) according to Dryad’s guidelines […]
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Automating X-Ray Workflows: Raspberry Pi, GitHub Actions, and MorphoSource Integration
As modern imaging techniques become increasingly critical to research, healthcare, and industrial applications, the workflows surrounding X-ray data capture often remain fragmented or cumbersome. Automating the flow of X-ray metadata from the moment an image is captured until it is […]
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Have you heard the phrase “Digital Twin” used to describe Tomography data?
The term has been around since it was first presented in a lecture on product life-cycle management in 2003, and is often described broadly as a virtual representation of a physical product. But is the term “digital twin” appropriate to […]
Open Science
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Unlocking the Power of Open Science: FAIROS Networks Unite!
As scientists funded by taxpayers, we’re always seeking ways to improve our work so that it can be made more accessible to others. Two key areas of focus are FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) and Open Science (OS), which aims […]
Training
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From Specimens to CT Datasets
A Hands-on Workshop Experience Earlier this month, NoCTURN hosted a three-hour workshop at the 2025 annual meeting for the Society of Integrative and Comparative Biology (SICB), titled From Specimens to CT Datasets: Robust, Reproducible, and Reuse-Ready. This interactive session was […]
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Introducing the New NoCTURN Postdoc, John True!
Introduction Today, we’re thrilled to feature John True (https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4305-3949), a leading researcher in X-ray reverse engineering of electronics and a dedicated contributor to the NoCTURN Network. With a background in advanced imaging and materials analysis, John has already been instrumental […]