A research group has uncovered the unique structural, electronic, optical, and defect properties of halide peroveskites.
Anti-cancer system bursts nanoballoons with lasers
New drug delivery method targets cancer cells – not the entire body – and limits chemotherapy side effects.
Deuterium changes the electronic properties of organic solar cells
Multidisciplinary ORNL team discovers unexpected effect of heavy hydrogen in organic solar cells.
Laser propelled cells
A new tool enables biomechanical studies of individual cells, laser-propelling red blood cells over long distances and monitoring their deformation.
Microfluidic modulation of stem cell microenvironments
A microfluidic mixing platform creates 3D hydrogels systems with patterns of cell and matrix constituents inspired by native hematopoietic stem cell niches.
Continuous test operation begins at large-format energy storage system
Giant lithium-ion battery could close the gap between the supply of and demand for electrical energy.
Advances in Polymers for Stem Cell Research – From Laboratory to Clinic
The third and final part of the series “Advances in Polymers for Stem Cell Research” by guest-editor Suwan N. Jayasinghe has now started in Macromolecular Bioscience.
Localizing stem cell growth using microparticles
Researchers reduce amount of growth factor needed to grow embryoid bodies by delivering it via gelatin-based microparticles.
Imaging material defects in thin film solar cells
A team has, for the first time, succeeded in functionally characterizing the active layer in organic thin-film solar cells using laser light.
Tunable artificial stem cell niches
Micropatterned multicomponent interfaces as in vitro models of stem cell microenvironments with increased spatial and temporal control.