A new twist to treating fungal cornea infection 11 July 2017 Synthetic molecules promise to relieve debilitating eye disease
An extra degree of freedom 11 July 2017 A lightweight module that can pick up and move objects in multiple directions could lead to faster and more accurate automation
Teaching an old dye new tricks 11 July 2017 Fluorescent compounds used for biologically safe imaging and labeling can be modified on-demand with a special molecular scaffold
Metal bucks the trend 11 July 2017 The virtually universal relationship in metals between heat and electrical conductivity breaks down spectacularly in vanadium dioxide
DNA gives a logical solution 11 July 2017 A solution of DNA and gold nanorods capable of six fundamental logic operations demonstrates the potential of molecular biocomputing
Bristling with potential 27 June 2017 Better understanding the principles of silicon etching leads to improved surface patterning
Tumor diversity could lead to bespoke treatments 27 June 2017 Insights into the growth of liver cancer tumors and their genetic diversity could inform future personalized cancer therapies
Explaining adjuvants, the “immunologist’s dirty little secret” 27 June 2017 Studying immune response to aluminum salts can explain how these chemicals boost vaccine’s efficacy
Tiny additions yield stronger components 27 June 2017 Nanoparticles improve the strength of metallic alloys
Improved virtual modeling enables cheaper, faster drug discovery 27 June 2017 A new method of modeling drug-target interactions fixes a detrimental bias of past techniques
The sugars we can’t live without 27 June 2017 The body relies on thousands of sugar–protein complexes to stay healthy
A slick route to smart surfaces 27 June 2017 Controlled rupturing of thin films can make low-cost nanopatterned arrays for solar cells and biomolecular detection
A signal of safe therapy 14 June 2017 A new antibody could hold the secret to making stem cell therapy safer