![A Detailed Study of Misfit Dislocations in Complex Oxides [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/adfm201704437_ASN_image.png)
A team of researchers combine atomic resolution imaging and spectroscopic techniques to determine the structure of misfit dislocations in a perovskite-type heteroepitaxial system. The results shed light on the complex chemical behavior of misfit dislocations formed at the interface between two multinary oxides.
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Cecilia Leal from the University of Illinois and co-workers summarize the current research on lipid-based films for biomedical applications and provide new insight into multilayered hybrid lipid–polymer films for substrate-mediated drug delivery.
![ZIF-Derived Bifunctional Air Electrodes for Rechargeable Zinc–Air Batteries [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/adfm201705048_ASN_image.png)
A simple, inexpensive, and scalable method is developed to produce cobalt-nanoparticles-encapsulated nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes (Co-N-CNTs) as bifunctional air electrodes for Zn–air batteries.
![Tumor-Targeting “Polywraplex” for siRNA Delivery [Video]](https://www.advancedsciencenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/ASN_feature_adfm201703207.jpg)
Tuo Jin and colleagues from Shanghai Jiao Tong University synthesize a synthetic carrier system for small interfering RNA (siRNA) with customizable size, pH-responsive degradability, and optimized surface population of cell-targeting agent.
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Researchers report a ferroelectric tunnel junction for organic-based memristors having a record-high tunneling electroresistance (TER) at room temperature, which could ensure large data integration density in computers.
Xavier Crispin and co-workers from Linköping University, Sweden, report a thermoelectric polymer aerogel with dual-sensing capability. This single-material device can deliver independent pressure and temperature assessments.
Via a bottom-up approach this research shows the production of scalable, stable InGaN nanowire photonic crystals for high efficient LEDs.
Dr. Marta Mas-Torrent and her team are developing high-performance electrolyte-gated field-effect transistors (EGOFETs), electronic devices capable of working in an aqueous environment.
Researchers from the University of Hong Kong report how solution shearing of organic semiconductor crystals is influenced by a surface tension gradient. Using a Marangoni-effect-assisted bar coating method, ultrathin, uniform layers of crystals with large domain sizes are obtained that show excellent performance in organic field-effect transistors.
For the first time, a new class of metal-to-metal charge-transfer (MMCT) systems is facilely synthesized.
Quantum entanglement visualized for the first time ever
Scientists take a closer look at rare particles called hypernuclei
Researchers take a glimpse at the structure of rare tetraquarks
An anti-inflammatory peptide may hold the key to low-back pain relief
French WEST reactor breaks record in nuclear fusion
CERN scientists search for new physics in unusual energy patterns linked to hidden particles
Cutting out processed foods doesn’t automatically make a diet healthier
String theory provides a new take on the expansion of the Universe
Could a nuclear explosion set Earth’s atmosphere on fire?
New study reveals surprising impact of screen time on the developing brain