Improving medical implants with high-energy, biocompatible biobatteries
Novel double membrane biobattery design inspired by mitochondria achieves high energy density and biocompatibility, enabling advanced implantable devices.
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Shaping vivid structural color with DLP 3D printing of photonic colloidal glasses
DLP 3D printing of photonic colloidal glasses creates intricately shaped materials with tunable structural color properties. Combining rational design and digital manufacturing opens new possibilities.
Organic nanofilms transform resistive memory and electronics
New research shows that solution-processed hydrogen-bonded organic frameworks can be used to improve resistive memory technology, offering potential benefits for electronic device performance and sustainability.
New method enables reliable low-power triboelectric sensors for wearables
Researchers have developed a new approach to improve the reliability and consistency of triboelectric sensors, bringing the technology a step closer to real-world applications. Precise UV patterning and DC charging let the devices generate consistent signals regardless of stimulation frequency.
Microalgae robots capture plastic pollution in water
Researchers have created controllable microalgae robots decorated with magnetic nanoparticles that can swim around and actively capture microplastics and nanoplastics from water with over 90% efficiency, offering a sustainable microrobotics solution for reducing plastic pollution.
Silk nanointerfaces merge biology and electronics
Researchers have created flexible transistors that leverage silk's nanoscale interactions with moisture to toggle between different modes of operation. The biohybrid devices act as highly sensitive breath sensors able to monitor respiratory dynamics in real time.
Digital 3D printing advance enables on-demand custom microfluidics
Researchers develop 3D printing method to rapidly prototype fully functional, plug-and-play microfluidic chips without specialized manufacturing facilities.
From pixel to voxel: New technique creates vivid 3D color patterns inside clear glass
Researchers develop micro-amorphization technique that allows imprinting dynamic, full-color 3D voxel arrays throughout bulk transparent solids, enabling new horizons in data storage, quantum optics, and multidimensional information optics.