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Show HN: Nanostat – automated particle analysis for electron microscopy images

https://nanostat.ai/
3•by256•1h ago
Hi folks, I built Nanostat, a web app that takes microscopy images, runs instance segmentation to identify individual particles and computes per-particle and summary statistics. Results are exportable as images/CSV. You can correct the segmentation directly in the browser (erase false positives or draw missed particles) and set a pixel to unit calibration so measurements are in real units.

As far as I know, there's no widely available tool that does this end to end. The closest things are academic projects or ImageJ, which is more of a general purpose image processor without automatic particle detection. Nanostat handles the detection, measurement, and visualization in one place.

Posting here on the off chance that there are microscopists that may be open to trying it out and giving some feedback. There's a live demo on the homepage with real electron microscopy data, where you can interact with the full workflow (eraser, overlays, histograms, metrics, etc.) without signing up. If you want to try your own images, there's a free tier

If you are shipping a CLI for agents, ship detailed man files

https://docsalot.dev/blog/why-agent-friendly-clis-need-man-files
1•fazkan•1m ago•0 comments

TinyTorch: Building Machine Learning Systems from First Principles

https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.19107
1•arbayi•1m ago•0 comments

AI Stole Our Flow

https://blog.kierangill.xyz/ai-stole-flow
2•kierangill•3m ago•0 comments

Nintendo's not-AI, not-a-game toy

https://tapestry.news/culture/nintendo-talking-flower/
1•zygon•3m ago•0 comments

Copper demand outstrips supply, threatening electrification, industrial growth

https://theconversation.com/global-copper-demand-outstrips-supply-threatening-electrification-and...
3•giuliomagnifico•15m ago•1 comments

Are humans naturally violent? New research challenges long-held assumptions

https://phys.org/news/2026-03-humans-naturally-violent-held-assumptions.html
3•Brajeshwar•15m ago•0 comments

What's London's Shortest Pub Crawl?

https://londonist.com/london/drink/what-s-london-s-shortest-pub-crawl
1•zeristor•16m ago•0 comments

Claude just got a new superpower

https://www.amazingcto.com/claude-new-superpower/
1•KingOfCoders•16m ago•0 comments

Mdadm 4.6 Released with Boot Failure Fixes, New Lockless Bitmap

https://www.phoronix.com/news/mdadm-4.6
1•Bender•17m ago•0 comments

Testing the Swift C compatibility with Raylib (+WASM)

https://carette.xyz/posts/swift_c_compatibility_with_raylib/
3•LucidLynx•17m ago•1 comments

WSL graphics driver update brings better GPU support for Linux apps

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/linux_directx_and_opengl/
1•Bender•18m ago•0 comments

Cryptographers engage in war of words over RustSec bug reports subsequent ban

https://www.theregister.com/2026/03/20/cryptographer_nadim_kobeissi_rustsec_ban/
2•Bender•18m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Crack – Turn your MacBook into a squeaky door

http://crackmacapp.com/
2•ronreiter•20m ago•1 comments

Show HN: Minimum Viable Expat – a free, simpler alternative to Nomad List

https://minimumviableexpat.com/
2•minviex•21m ago•0 comments

AI is becoming a utility: tokens are the new electricity

https://www.buysellram.com/blog/the-token-factory-how-nvidia-gtc-2026-redefined-the-economics-of-ai/
3•jamesbsr•24m ago•0 comments

Consumer Rights Wiki

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Main_Page
1•pndy•24m ago•0 comments

Loops Starter Kits

https://blog.joinloops.org/introducing-starter-kits/
2•pixelfed•27m ago•0 comments

164 Man Years in 3 Man Months

https://devarch.ai
2•ChicagoDave•28m ago•0 comments

In Praise of Grunt Work

https://www.economist.com/business/2026/03/12/in-praise-of-grunt-work
1•andsoitis•30m ago•0 comments

Why do animals have different pupil shapes?

https://www.livescience.com/animals/why-do-animals-have-different-pupil-shapes
2•Brajeshwar•31m ago•0 comments

The Streams Standard

https://domenic.me/streams-standard/
1•sagacity•34m ago•0 comments

Revise – An AI Editor for Documents

https://revise.io
7•artursapek•36m ago•4 comments

Show HN: Agent Auditor: verify signed agent, API, and MCP records offline

https://www.originary.xyz/agent-auditor
1•jithinraj•39m ago•1 comments

Channel 4's Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/23/channel-4-dirty-business-clarion-call-nationa...
2•breve•40m ago•0 comments

How to use storytelling to fit inline assembly into Rust

https://www.ralfj.de/blog/2026/03/13/inline-asm.html
1•vinhnx•40m ago•0 comments

Bitelogix: AI-Powered Calorie Tracker That Learns Your Habits

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bitelogix-ai-calorie-tracker/id6747515366
1•milanitaliya_•40m ago•0 comments

Haven self-hosted Discord alternative

https://github.com/ancsemi/Haven
1•riddley•40m ago•0 comments

Building an FPGA 3dfx Voodoo with Modern RTL Tools

https://noquiche.fyi/voodoo
4•fayalalebrun•40m ago•0 comments

Field of clones: How horse replicas came to dominate polo

https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/technology/2026/cloned-polo-horses
1•bookofjoe•41m ago•0 comments

Show HN: X Search Scraper – Export Twitter Search Results

https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/x-search-scraper-–-export/amihjgdokbclenbeagimgafokigc...
2•qwikhost•42m ago•0 comments