Two University researchers are teaming up to revolutionize the use of  Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in stroke research. Prof. Henning Voss, physics in radiology, of Weill Cornell Medical College and Prof. Chris Schaffer, biomedical engineering (BME), are developing the first functional, noninvasive MRI technique for studying small-scale strokes in mice, which could eventually be used for clinical research in humans.

Apocalyptic prophecies have spawned many science fiction movies. In the 2003 film The Core, the Earth loses its protective magnetic field when charged magma in the planet’s interior stops churning about. A mission to the center of the Earth is launched to get the magma spinning and save the planet. While these films are science fiction, some think these stories are set to come off of the screen and into reality in 2012.