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The promise of liquid crystals for biomedicine

Liquid crystals show promise for innovative biomedical applications like drug delivery, bioimaging, tissue engineering, implantable devices, biosensing, and wearables. The unique properties of these dynamic materials at the interface of solid and liquid could improve human health.

July 19, 2023 Read more

Metals can heal themselves - revealing possibility of self-healing machines

Scientists for the first time have witnessed pieces of metal crack, then fuse back together without any human intervention, overturning fundamental scientific theories in the process.

July 19, 2023 Read more

Researchers put a new twist on a graphite-graphene interface

Researchers discovered that, by stacking a sheet of graphene onto bulk graphite at a small twist angle, exotic properties present at the graphene-graphite interface can bleed down into the graphite itself.

July 19, 2023 Read more

Structure of the elusive boron monoxide finally determined after 83 years

In an effort to discover new 2D materials, a team of scientists determined the structure of boron monoxide. Using new NMR methods and previously unavailable analytical tools, they finally solved the structure of this deceptively simple material.

July 18, 2023 Read more

Scientists move toward engineering living matter by manipulating movement of microparticles

A team of scientists has devised a system that replicates the movement of naturally occurring phenomena, such as hurricanes and algae, using laser beams and the spinning of microscopic rotors.

July 18, 2023 Read more

Intelligent rubber materials

Researchers demonstrate how intelligent polymer materials can be produced, whereby the word 'intelligent' refers to the fact that the properties of the material can adapt autonomously to the environmental conditions in which they are used.

July 18, 2023 Read more

Bioinspired electronic skin takes cues from nature for precision healthcare

Researchers have developed an innovative electronic skin patch that mimics attributes of human skin for sensing biomechanical and bioelectrical signals relevant to health monitoring. The device is skin-like stretchable, breathable, and has self-adhesive properties and superior capabilities for precision mobile health tracking.

July 18, 2023 Read more

Halide perovskite material exhibits liquid-like atomic vibrations

Scientists used neutron and X-ray scattering with computational modeling to reveal the unusual behavior of coordinated atomic motions in lead-halide perovskites.

July 18, 2023 Read more

Containers attract, trap organic molecules that frequently foul nanosurfaces

New storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Measuring nanocomposite structures with neutron and x-ray scattering

Experiments with state-of-the-art scattering instruments reveal an absence of specific patterns in the x-rays scattered by nanocomposite materials. With the help of advanced simulation techniques, a new study suggests that attractive interactions between nanoparticles with diverse shapes and sizes are most likely responsible for this behavior.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Nanomedicine for treating inflammatory bowel disease

Anti-inflammatory nanoparticles mimic glycocalyx.

July 17, 2023 Read more

A new milestone for flexible magnetic sensors

A giant leap of more than an order of magnitude improvement in the sensitivity of flexible magneto-resistive sensors heralds new opportunities for flexible sensors in medical devices, soft robotics and more.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Better lipid nanoparticles for drug delivery

Structural biologists and pharmaceutical scientists have teamed up to improve the drug delivery system made famous by the Covid vaccines.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Proteins that encapsulate viruses can be moulded into defined shapes using DNA and RNA origami nanostructures

Reprogramming the shape of virus capsids could advance biomedicine.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Green flexible electronics based on natural materials

Recent research has focused extensively on utilizing natural materials such as silk, wood, paper, plant fibers, and biomass for fabricating green electronics. These materials are abundant, low-cost, renewable, and biodegradable, making them an ideal alternative to conventional plastics.

July 17, 2023 Read more

Testing a perfect absorber metamaterial

Scientists propose a new design of a triple-band perfect metamaterial absorber. The new metamaterial could have applications in sensors, filters, and in stealth technology.

July 17, 2023 Read more