Materials science meets Mills and Boon.
Sensors
![Luminescent Emotions [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/adma201800291_ASN_image.jpg)
Luminescent Emotions [Video]
Flexible, printable luminescent devices that can detect the weak changes in strain associated with facial emotions.
![Invisible Patterns [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/adma201707246_ASN_image.jpg)
Invisible Patterns [Video]
A new colloidal photonic crystal-based material can hide patterns that are revealed under the flow of humid air.
![Bioinspired Hydrogel Interferometer for Adaptive Coloration and Chemical Sensing [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/adma201800468_ASN_image.png)
Bioinspired Hydrogel Interferometer for Adaptive Coloration and Chemical Sensing [Video]
A hydrogel interferometer is revealed as a simple and universal adaptive color platform.
![Early-Stage Cancer Detection with a Lanthanide-Based Metal Organic Framework [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/adfm201707169_ASN_image_002.png)
Early-Stage Cancer Detection with a Lanthanide-Based Metal Organic Framework [Video]
Researchers from Nankai University and the Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering in Tianjin, China, demonstrate a luminescent sensor based on a lanthanide metal–organic framework (Ln-MOF) for early detection of cancer.
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Trans-Scale Biosensing Interface for Ultrasensitive Detection [Video]
Dr. Fan Yang and Prof. Guo-Jun Zhang from Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, and co-workers, engineer a trans-scale biosensing interface capable of ultrasensitive microRNA detection.
Mix and Match Nanobiosensor Design using Self-Assembled DNA Nanostructures
DNA origami nanobiosensor: The binding of the bioanalyte (left) with the ssDNA-associated bioreceptor (center) on the surface of the DNA origami is transduced as a measurable change in properties (right) that can be recognized and quantified by a detector.
A Vision of the Future Without Eye Disease: Microfluidic Contact Lenses
A transparent and breathable microfluidic contact lens that could help to diagnose and treat eye disease is developed.
Skin-Mounted Microfluidics Analyze Biomarkers in Sweat
A wearable soft microfluidic device with sequentially filling reservoirs can collect, store, and analyze sweat in situ from almost any part of the body.
![3D e-Whiskers for Complex Sensing Applications [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/adma201706733_ASN_image.png)
3D e-Whiskers for Complex Sensing Applications [Video]
A scalable method for fabricating electronic whiskers (e-whiskers)—a class of electronic skin—for sensing a variety of external stimuli, including proximity, texture mapping, surface roughness, material stiffness, force, and temperature.
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