Highlights
Permeation
Reconstructing skin on a chip
15 August 2018A microfluidic organ-on-a-chip device combines skin culture and testing capabilities to offer a substitute to animal testing
Skin
Tracing the origin of mast cells
15 August 2018Mast cells originate from two distinct sites during embryonic development
Airway
Inhaling stem cells to renew damaged lungs
15 August 2018Stem cells that can produce both major lung tissue types have been isolated and can now repair the damaged lungs of mice
Development
How the early embryo is like a soccer ball
7 August 2018Rings of filamentous protein zip together to seal the embryo, creating watertight junctions between adjacent cells
Cancer Therapy
Green tea for drug delivery
7 August 2018A component of green tea can help deliver drugs to tumors in the body
Data Storage Institute (DSI)
Flat lenses bring tiny features into focus
7 August 2018Flat lenses that enable high-resolution imaging are created by forming nanoscale structures on a surface
Foam Microstructure
Suppressing sound in extreme places
7 August 2018Tailor-made metallic foams could soak up sound in high pressure, high temperature environments such as jet engines
Gastric Cancer
Tracking down suspected cancer-inducing mutations using machine learning
7 August 2018Machine learning helps locate dozens of mutations statistically linked to gastric cancer in non-coding DNA regions
Institute Of Medical Biology (IMB)
Identifying stomach cancer risk
7 August 2018Genetic and epigenetic testing of samples from people with cellular changes to the stomach lining could help predict their risk of developing cancer
Silicon Nanoparticles
A silicon-nanoparticle photonic waveguide
15 July 2018A line of silicon nanoparticles can transport light efficiently at small scales
Quantum
Brighter microscopy using built-in nanobulbs
15 July 2018Hybrid nanoparticle can attach to microscope tips and light up objects too tiny to see with typical optical beams
Silicon
Light, finely sliced
15 July 2018A triple bend structure splits light into its two polarization components with unprecedented purity
Immunotherapy
An unexpected infiltrator
15 July 2018Virus-targeting white blood cells in tumors offer intriguing insights into responsiveness to immunotherapy
