Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
'Necrobotic' spiders: Manipulating dead spiders' legs with a puff of air to serve as grabbers
Spiders are amazing. They're useful even when they're dead.
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Cell & Microbiology
Jul 15, 2022
Researchers unveil 3D printing technology that could advance biofilm science
Combatting life-threatening bacterial infections, reducing slime that clogs pipes, preventing plaque buildup on teeth—all could one day benefit from a new technology being developed by Montana State University researchers.
Biochemistry
Jul 11, 2022
Soft but tough: Biohybrid material performs like cartilage
Producing biomaterials that match the performance of cartilage and tendons has been an elusive goal for scientists, but a new material created at Cornell demonstrates a promising new approach to mimicking natural tissue.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 11, 2022
Biomaterials for kidney organoid–based regenerative therapy
With the discovery of synthetic stem cells, better known as induced pluripotent stem cells, the field or regenerative medicine has been revolutionized. These synthetic stem cells are created by reprogramming adult cells from ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jul 7, 2022
Chemists find a contrary effect: How diluting with water makes a solution firm
In Science, TU/e researchers have published their study on new phase transitions of solutions and gels in water, which seem to go against the basic principles of chemistry, and which they discovered by accident.
Bio & Medicine
Jul 7, 2022
Researchers achieve high-performance cryopreservation of living cells based on synergetic ice inhibition effects
A research team led by Prof. Zhao Gang from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, collaborating with Prof. Liu Huilan from the First Affiliated Hospital of USTC, has ...
Polymers
Jun 22, 2022
New gel protects eggs—and maybe someday, heads—from damage
Humpty Dumpty, the famous egg of nursery rhyme fame, fell off a wall and couldn't be put back together again. But if he'd worn a protective jacket made of gelatin and cornstarch, he could have stayed intact. Researchers in ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 22, 2022
Custom suits for worms that can deliver functional cargo
James Bond's legendary quartermaster Q provided the special agent with an endless array of tools and gadgets to help him accomplish his missions. Now, researchers from Japan have demonstrated equal prowess at equipping microscopic ...
Nanophysics
Jun 22, 2022
Tiny fish-shaped robot 'swims' around picking up microplastics
Microplastics are found nearly everywhere on Earth and can be harmful to animals if they're ingested. But it's hard to remove such tiny particles from the environment, especially once they settle into nooks and crannies at ...
Materials Science
Jun 17, 2022
New, fully biodegradable cellulose membrane proves effective in oil-water separation
Oil spills and industrial pollution pose a huge threat to the ecological environment. Concerns over safety have seen an increased focus on improving the filtration of oily wastewater; for example, during the treatment of ...
