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Uncovering the magic of metallographic Turing pattern formation

January 19, 2021
While we have become used to seeing stripes and spots in nature, it still seems amazing to see similarily distinct 'Turing patterns' form on non-biological surfaces. Now, an international research...

Avalanching nanoparticles observed – a potentially significant step in technological transformation

January 14, 2021
Columbia engineers are the first to have observed avalanches in nanoparticles. Following in the footsteps of photon avalanching (PA) forty years ago, researchers now look forward to the significant impact...

How to grow your own smart materials with live fermentation cultures

January 12, 2021
Have you ever made your own soda bread or homemade yoghurt using a fermented 'starter culture'? Imagine being able to cultivate your grow your own smart biomaterials at home using...

Nanoparticle drug-delivery system developed to treat brain disorders

January 6, 2021
A team of bioengineers has proven a novel system of nanoparticles can successfully carry three times more targeted drug across the previously difficult-to-breach healthy blood brain barrier. This shows promise...

Call for entries: Long COVID co-created science and art installation

December 3, 2020
"The stories we tell matter." Relational Space Are you willing to 'fearlessly explore' the impact of lingering and debilitating longterm effects of COVID-19 in those suffering from the 'Long-Hauler' syndrome?...

ACHEMA live event postponed by nine months

November 18, 2020
Further updates to our event horizon include a nine-month postponement of ACHEMA to April 2022, on the assumption that at least some travel restrictions will remain in place into the...

Graphene researchers throw physics out the window

November 16, 2020
A Manchester University graphene research team has just thrown the physics textbook out of the proverbial window. Fundamental physics teaches us that the trajectory of an electron will bend under...

A step towards an environmentally friendly Lithium ion battery

November 13, 2020
We all love the idea of an electric car and Elon Musk's Tesla is almost accessible to even a poorly paid scientist... well... almost. However, some of us have remained...

Malaria test as simple as a bandage

November 5, 2020
Testing for malaria could become as simple as putting on a bandage. That's the idea behind a platform developed by Rice University engineers who introduced a microneedle patch for rapid...

Science and scientists held in high esteem across the globe

October 1, 2020
As the world looks to scientists and the research and development process to bring new treatments and preventive strategies for the novel coronavirus, a new Pew Research Center international survey...

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