Curious, diligent, and always positive, meet Prof. Zhenan Bao and her electronic skin.
Biotechnology
Pushing the Limits of Technology to Enhance Electronic Skins
Researchers create a soft robotic electronic skin with fingerprint-like patterns with future applications in prosthesis, wearable sensors, and medical devices.
Hall of Fame Highlights: Michael J. Sailor
Meeting Michael Sailor: the passion for science, the strength of cross-disciplinary research.
Severed Nerves Successfully Regenerated in Rats
Researchers in China move one step closer in achieving successful nerve regeneration.
A New Low-Cost Parasite Diagnostic System Could Benefit Billions
A cost‐effective, automated parasite diagnostic system that does not require special sample preparation or a trained user.
Can Microalgae Make Martians of Humankind?
Exciting prospects for the future of manned space exploration!
Machines with a Sense of Smell
German researchers are developing a technology that produces cell-based biosensors that could give machines a sense of smell.
Self-sorting of Colloidal Particles Triggered by Light
Complex self-sorting, as seen in nature, is mimicked here using a non-invasive light-triggered system to induce self-sorting of colloidal nanoparticles.
The Translational “Valley of Death” for Engineered Tissues
Whilst tissue engineering has benefited modern surgery, thousands of patents fail to see real-world applications.
The Antimicrobial and Plant Growth Properties of Plasma
Scientists investigated the bactericidal effect and plant growth enhancement using oxygen radical plasma-irradiated organic compound solutions.
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