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Soft Matter Jul 26, 2024

New self-powered electrostatic tweezer enhances object manipulation and microfluidics

In a study published in Device has reported a new self-powered electrostatic tweezer that offers superior accumulation and tunability of triboelectric charges, enabling unprecedented flexibility and adaptability for manipulating ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 25, 2024

Inspired by cicada wings, researchers study the insects' antimicrobial properties to develop antibacterial surfaces

Trillions of periodical cicadas—several species of the genus Magicicada that emerge every 13 or 17 years—broke soil across the Eastern U.S. this summer. News outlets likened the event to Armageddon, an apocalypse or an ...

Analytical Chemistry Jul 19, 2024

Microfluidic sensors enable real-time detection of multiple heavy metals in water

A group of researchers from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has designed and developed advanced microfluidic sensor arrays that use fluorescent probes to simultaneously visualize ...

Biotechnology Jul 11, 2024

Team develops the first cell-free system in which genetic information and metabolism work together

The capacity of all living systems to develop, organize and sustain themselves is based upon a cyclical process in which genes and metabolism interact in parallel. While genes encode the components of metabolism, metabolism ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 8, 2024

New platform integrates microfluidics and metasurface for kidney disease testing

Development of a new way to accurately measure human serum albumin (HSA) levels in people with chronic kidney disease has progressed in recent testing by Flinders University and Japanese researchers.

Biotechnology Jul 2, 2024

Study reveals the mechanism of bio-inspired control of liquid flow

The more we discover about the natural world, the more we find that nature is the greatest engineer. Past research believed that liquids can only be transported in fixed direction in species with specific liquid communication ...

Bio & Medicine Jul 1, 2024

Detecting lung cancer early with sugar-sensing nanotech

For such a common disease, lung cancer can be hard to spot. In the early stages you probably won't even know you've got a problem. But by the time you investigate that persistent cough, your livelihood may already hinge on ...

Biotechnology Jun 27, 2024

Research team develops surfaces designed to discourage spread of resistant bacteria

Antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections are becoming a major societal challenge. To solve this problem, researchers are working on new drugs that kill bacteria without promoting resistance, and on new materials that prevent ...

Biotechnology Jun 26, 2024

Researchers improve measurement of gene expression in single cells

Northwestern Medicine scientists have developed a new technique to identify individual cells for RNA sequencing, which will empower scientists to gather more accurate and precise scientific data, according to details published ...

Analytical Chemistry Jun 25, 2024

3D-printed chip sensor detects foodborne pathogens for safer products

Every so often, a food product is recalled because of some sort of contamination. For consumers of such products, a recall can trigger doubt in the safety and reliability of what they eat and drink. In many cases, a recall ...

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