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Biochemistry Mar 21, 2025

Significance and perspectives on natural, polymer‐based hydrogels

Bhagya Nallaperuma, a specialist in the Department of Environmental Health and Safety, has co-authored a review on natural polymer-based hydrogels published in Food Biomacromolecules titled "Natural polymer-based hydrogels: ...

Biotechnology Mar 19, 2025

Plant patch can detect stress signals in real time

Environmental conditions can cause damaging stress to plants, posing challenges for home gardeners and farmers. Therefore, early detection—before leaves visibly discolor, wilt or wither—is crucial.

Environment Mar 17, 2025

Study reveals possible effects of air quality changes associated with global warming on human airways

From sweltering hot summer days to frigid winter nights, many people can experience exacerbations in respiratory symptoms of asthma, allergic rhinitis, or viral infection. The incidence of extreme temperature conditions has ...

General 鶹Ժics Mar 17, 2025

A new law gives the energy needed to fracture stretchable networks

Interconnected materials containing networks are ubiquitous in the world around us—rubber, car tires, human and engineered tissues, woven sheets and chain mail armor. Engineers often want these networks to be as strong ...

Molecular & Computational biology Mar 8, 2025

New technique expands plant cells for better microscopic imaging

The way we study plant cells is expanding—literally—thanks to new research from Kevin Cox, an assistant professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis and an assistant member of the Donald ...

Polymers Mar 7, 2025

Entangled polymers and nanosheets create skin-like, self-healing hydrogel

We all encounter gels in daily life—from the soft, sticky substances you put in your hair to the jelly-like components in various foodstuffs. While human skin shares gel-like characteristics, it has unique qualities that ...

Polymers Mar 5, 2025

Butterfly-inspired 4D printing of smart hydrogels enables precise micro-nano deformation

A Chinese research team has developed a single-step femtosecond laser 4D printing technology that enables rapid and precise micro-scale deformation of smart hydrogels. This innovation, inspired by the hierarchical structure ...

Biochemistry Mar 4, 2025

Researchers develop highly robust, reconfigurable, and mechanochromic cellulose photonic hydrogels

Inspired by the natural Bouligand structure, researchers have been developing advanced materials for applications in impact-resistant bioplastics, ceramic armor, and biomimetic alloy composites. Most existing materials are ...

Cell & Microbiology Mar 3, 2025

Seeing more in expansion microscopy: New methods light up lipid membranes and allow for high-resolution protein mapping

In biology, seeing can lead to understanding, and researchers in Professor Edward Boyden's lab at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research are committed to bringing life into sharper focus. With a pair of new methods, they ...

Cell & Microbiology Feb 27, 2025

Xolography-based method enables 3D printing of living tissues with light

Xolography is a novel light printing technique that has been explored for dental products and in-space manufacturing. At Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), this technique has now been adapted to 3D print living cells. ...

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