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Polymers 2 hours ago

New hydrogel can stretch to 15 times its original size

A team of molecular engineers at Tsinghua University, in China, has developed a new type of hydrogel that can stretch to 15 times its original size and then snap back to its original form. In their study, published in the ...

Analytical Chemistry 19 hours ago

Promising advances in organosilica membranes for separating organic liquid mixtures

In many chemical-related industries, such as pharmaceuticals, oil refineries, and food and beverage factories, separating organic liquid mixtures is an essential step. A staple method to achieve this is distillation, which ...

Evolution Mar 28, 2024

Model suggests how ancient RNA may have gained self-cutting ability essential for life

Scientists have long pondered the beginnings of life on Earth. One theory is that RNA, which is ubiquitous across all domains of life, played a central role in early life. Similar to DNA, RNA possesses the ability to store ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 28, 2024

New method uses nanofibrils on magnetic microparticles to isolate HIV particles

Researchers at Leipzig University and Ulm University have developed a new method to isolate HIV from samples more easily, potentially making it easier to detect infection with the virus. They focus on peptide nanofibrils ...

Nanomaterials Mar 28, 2024

Electronic device thermal management made simpler and slightly better

Dr. Cheol-Woo Ahn, leading a research team at the Department of Functional Ceramics within the Ceramic Materials Division at the Korea Institute of Materials Science (KIMS), has developed the world's first heat dissipation ...

Nanomaterials Mar 27, 2024

Unveiling the future of nanostructures with soft matter magic

As traditional top-down approaches like photolithography reach their limitations in creating nanostructures, scientists are shifting their focus toward bottom-up strategies. Central to this paradigm shift is the self-assembly ...

Bio & Medicine Mar 27, 2024

Biocompatible nanoparticles modified with ATP can enhance systemic delivery of cancer immunotherapy

Purdue University researchers are developing and validating patent-pending poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid), or PLGA, nanoparticles modified with adenosine triphosphate, or ATP, to enhance immunotherapy effects against malignant ...

Materials Science Mar 27, 2024

Implantable batteries can run on the body's own oxygen

From pacemakers to neurostimulators, implantable medical devices rely on batteries to keep the heart on beat and to dampen pain. But batteries eventually run low and require invasive surgeries to replace.

Nanomaterials Mar 26, 2024

Micro-Lisa: Making a mark with novel nano-scale laser writing

High-power lasers are often used to modify polymer surfaces to make high-tech biomedical products, electronics and data storage components.

Polymers Mar 26, 2024

Highly efficient heterogeneous telomerization of 1,3-butadiene with methanol

To promote the high-quality development of high-end polyolefin, the development of highly efficient heterogeneous catalysts for the telomerization of 1,3-butadiene and methanol to the linear product (1-methoxy-2,7-octadiene, ...

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