A roundup of the latest materials science research from the past week.
Cover story: microfluidic immunophenotyping
An integrated microfluidic immunophenotyping platform has been developed by Assistant Professor Jianping Fu, Professor Katsuo Kurabayashi, and co-workers.
Nanostructuring quartz glass leads to 5D optical memory
Scientists have, for the first time, experimentally demonstrated the recording and retrieval processes of 5D digital data by femtosecond laser writing.
Plate reader developed for drug discovery
A new automated fluorescence lifetime imaging plate reader has been used to study aggregation of HIV-1 Gag proteins.
Laser Measurement with High Accuracy under Hostile Ambient Conditions
A novel laser measurement system aids the alignment of strand guide rollers in casting plants.
Polymer film could deliver safer vaccines more easily
Polymer film that gradually releases DNA coding for viral proteins could offer a better alternative to traditional vaccines.
Polymeric nanoparticles for next generation vaccines
Polymer nano- and microparticles can be used to develop new vaccines for disorders such as cancer and HIV.
85 years of steel research going online
Key 20th century research on fundamentals of steel to be digitised, uploaded, and indexed for the first time.
Advanced Optical Materials Issue 4
Issue 4 of Advanced Optical Materials covers optical cloaking, holography, lithography, and more. All articles are free to read.
Designing Scientific Figures
An online guide from Professors Karen Cheng and Marco Rolandi of the University of Washington.