Medication you can wear
Novel polymer fibers can be equipped with drugs. The smart fibers recognize the need for therapy all by themselves and dose the active ingredients with precision and accuracy.
Oct 11th, 2018
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Microfluidic molecular exchanger helps control therapeutic cell manufacturing
Researchers have demonstrated an integrated technique for monitoring specific biomolecules - such as growth factors - that could indicate the health of living cell cultures produced for the burgeoning field of cell-based therapeutics.
Oct 11th, 2018
Read moreFundamental research sheds light on new many-particle quantum physics in atomically thin semiconductors
Research on light-matter interaction could improve electronic and optoelectronic devices.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreSimple fabrication of full-color perovskite LEDs
A recent study has introduced a simple technique to extract the three primary colors (red, blue, green) from perovskite nanoparticles.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreEfficient light conversion with perovskite nanocrystals
Researchers show that carrier multiplication exists in perovskite nanocrystals.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreMicro energy harvesters for the Internet of Things
Thin organic layers provide machines and equipment with new functions. They enable, for example, tiny energy recuperators.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreSynergy in two-dimensional materials and membranes research
Where researchers who worked with two-dimensional materials and those who worked with membranes were once separate, synergistic opportunities are resulting in exciting new developments.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreStamp-sized graphene sheets riddled with holes could be boon for molecular separation
Fabrication technique could be integrated into manufacturing to make large-scale membranes.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreColor-changing contact lens could enhance monitoring of eye disease treatments
Researchers have developed a contact lens that changes color as drugs are released. This visual indicator could help eye doctors and patients readily determine whether these medications are where they should be.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreFighting forgetfulness with nanotechnology
An international team of researchers is working on a nanomedicine treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreHeusler, Weyl and Berry
A new review paper about magnetic topological materials in the family of Heusler compounds explains the connection between topology, symmetry and magnetism at a level suitable for undergraduate students in physics, chemistry and materials science with a basic knowledge of condensed matter physics.
Oct 10th, 2018
Read moreNext-gen ultrafast optical fiber-based electron gun to reveal atomic motions during transition state
Ultrabright electron pulses and a streak camera will enable researchers to directly observe and capture atomic motions at surfaces and interfaces in real time.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreScientists forge ahead with electron microscopy to build quantum materials atom by atom
A novel technique that nudges single atoms to switch places within an atomically thin material could bring scientists another step closer to realizing theoretical physicist Richard Feynman's vision of building tiny machines from the atom up.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreHarvesting solar fuels through a bacterium's unusual appetite for gold
The bacterium Moorella thermoacetica has an appetite for gold. And in exchange for this special treat, the bacterium has revealed a more efficient path to producing solar fuels through artificial photosynthesis.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreChemists create nanoreactors to synthesize organic substances under visible light
Hollow nanocubes of titanium dioxide with ultra-thin walls act like nanoreactors and provide for 28 fold more effective organic reactions at room temperature under the influence of visible light.
Oct 9th, 2018
Read moreUnzip, turn around, rezip
Scientists have long known that double-stranded DNA can be unwound into single-stranded DNA by molecular motor proteins called helicases, just like pulling a zipper. But researchers have discovered that the same machinery, after changing its shape, can also put the unwound DNA back together into double-stranded DNA.
Oct 9th, 2018
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