Plasma polymer nanoparticles offer a novel solution for bioactivating inert materials, overcoming limitations of conventional plasma treatments and enabling diverse biomedical applications.

Researchers successfully exerted electrical control over polaritons, hybridized light-matter particles, at room temperature.

Discover how researchers developed crack-free nanocellular graphene, boosting electronic and energy devices, including sodium batteries.

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as promising biomarkers for non-invasive disease diagnostics, offering an alternative to conventional biopsies. However, the challenge has been the efficient and pure isolation of EVs from biological fluids, as current methods yield variable results. Recognizing this gap, researchers have focused on developing advanced techniques that can isolate EVs with high efficiency and purity, crucial for the accurate detection and monitoring of diseases.

The demand for microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) resilient to harsh environments is growing. Silicon-based MEMS struggle under extreme conditions, limited by their performance at elevated temperatures. Silicon carbide (SiC) stands out as a promising solution, offering unmatched thermal, electrical, and mechanical advantages for creating enduring MEMS.

A nanosized polymer, developed by a research team from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, can selectively deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to blood vessels that feed tumors and metastases and has emerged as an effective treatment for advanced cancer. The polymer eliminates colorectal cancer liver metastases and prolongs mice survival after a single dose therapy.

Over the past four years, many of us have become accustomed to a swab up the nose to test for COVID-19, using at-home rapid antigen tests or the more accurate clinic-provided PCR tests with a longer processing time. Now a new diagnostic tool developed by UC Santa Cruz Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Holger Schmidt and his collaborators can test for SARS-CoV-2 and Zika virus with the same or better accuracy as high-precision PCR tests in a matter of hours.

Researchers explore innovative approaches for developing life-inspired materials with advanced properties such as adaptivity, self-organization, and embodied intelligence.

Ever since its discovery in 2004, graphene has been revolutionizing the field of materials science and beyond. Graphene comprises two-dimensional sheets of carbon atoms, bonded into a thin hexagonal shape with a thickness of one atom layer. This gives it remarkable physical and chemical properties.

New exfoliation process turns transition metal telluride nanosheets from lab curiosity to industrial reality, promising wide applications.

Neuromorphic scientists aim to mimic the brain's efficient learning mechanism, with a new approach focusing on measuring information transfer.

Multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that cannot be treated by any known antibiotics pose a serious global threat. Publishing in the journal Angewandte Chemie International Edition, a Chinese research team has now introduced a method for the development of novel antibiotics to fight resistant pathogens. The drugs are based on protein building blocks with fluorous lipid chains.

The low-cost hardware outperforms state-of-the-art versions and could someday enable an affordable, in-home device for health monitoring.

Researchers manipulate cell dynamics with colored lights for precise, reversible drug delivery, revolutionizing non-invasive treatment.

A novel tunable microcavity deterministically coupled to single quantum dots achieves highly efficient, pure and indistinguishable single photon generation, overcoming key roadblocks to scalable quantum technologies.

Scientists uncover a cost-effective method for producing quaternary carbon molecules, which are critical for drug development.

Researchers show that using magnetic fields can boost electrocatalysis for sustainable fuel production by enhancing the movement of the reactants, which improves the efficiency of energy-related reactions.

Researchers develop an advanced, low-energy AI platform inspired by butterflies' ability to process sensory inputs more efficiently than current AI.

Researchers have created ultra-porous, lightweight polymer nanostructures with the highest surface area to date, enabling advances in catalysis, energy and optics.

Nanoscale devices harnessing the hydroelectric effect can harvest electricity from the evaporation of fluids with higher ion concentrations than purified water, revealing a vast untapped energy potential.