The design of a new bionic skin that is sensitive to incredibly small changes in pressure and vibration is reported.
Knittable Zinc–Air Batteries
The dissolution problem for manganese dioxide-based cathodes in zinc-based batteries has been solved, and fully knittable zinc–air batteries have been designed that can be incorporated into regular clothing to power portable devices.
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.
Electrocatalysis Snapshots: Materials for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction
What’s new in hydrogen production? Sustainable energy is a hot topic, and these snapshots will update you on what materials are being optimised right now for the HER.
Capacitive Pressure Sensors from Nanoparticles on Projector Slides
Capacitive pressure sensors created from silica nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric polymer matrix force a rethink of device design.
Crossing the Blood Brain Barrier: Bioinspired Devices
Bioinspired, biohybrid device design and fabrication strategy for investigating the ability of therapeutics to cross the blood brain barrier.
Printing Viable Cells – The Keys to a Longer Life
Cell printing using this new electro-hydrodynamic technique allows the creation of cell structures with multiple layers and a high cell viability.
Multifunctional Titania Now Ready for Medical Imaging and Photodynamic Therapy?
Multifunctional gadolinium-doped titania nanoparticles perform combined diagnostics and treament without compromising the advantages of their components.
3D Graphene Network Electrodes for Impressive Sodium Storage
Sodium is the new lithium: a facile new method to produce graphene composite electrodes may help solve the sodium transport problem.