Highlights
Wound Healing
Healing with hydrogels
23 September 2014Nanofibrous hydrogels applied to burn wounds can accelerate healing and enhance the regeneration of skin tissue
Plasmonics
Colorful nanoprobes make a simple test
23 September 2014Gold nanoparticles linked to single-stranded DNA create a simple but versatile genetic testing kit
Aluminum Alloy
Nanocomposites toughen up
23 September 2014An alternative fabrication route improves the properties of aluminum-based nanocomposites with great potential for vehicles of the future
Entanglement
Overcoming noise with light work
23 September 2014Researchers overcome noise problems in ultrasensitive measurements of tiny amounts of compounds
Formaldehyde
Lab on a breathing chip
9 September 2014Human nasal epithelial cells, cultured on a microchip, react to air pollutants just like they would in the upper airway
Gold Clusters
A purer solution
9 September 2014A separation method that isolates protein-protected gold clusters enables improved sensing of toxic mercury compounds and pesticides
Mobile Genetic Element
Selfish DNA shaped the human genome
9 September 2014Humans may have benefited from mobile genetic element insertions
Microfabrication
The importance of a single groove
9 September 2014An innovative algorithm exposes the energy pathways that cause super-repellent surfaces to stop working
Negative Differential Resistance
Mixing through oscillations
9 September 2014A tiny device produces oscillatory flows that enhance the mixing of viscous fluids for chemical reactions
Gastric Cancer
‘False starts’ fuel cancer growth
9 September 2014A genomic survey reveals that abnormal initiation sites for gene expression may promote stomach cancer
Magnetic
Cubic cluster chills out
26 August 2014Gadolinium-based material that can be cooled by varying a magnetic field may be useful for cooling low-temperature sensors
Cancer
Exercising restraint to stall tumor growth
26 August 2014Regulatory mechanisms that help ‘trap’ an enzyme may prevent the production of cancer-promoting molecules
Modeling
Avoiding alarms
26 August 2014An intelligent system that predicts when alarms might be triggered could greatly improve the management of industrial plants
