How do we effectively evaluate and employ zoning and building codes in flood prone areas to minimize damage?
Month: October 2019
Polymers are Improving Our Ability to Diagnose Cancer
Polymers have been shown to improve the biological capabilities of optical contrast agents to improve diagnosis of diseases such as cancer.
Climate Change Will Require Heavy Lifting
The burden of caring for Planet Earth is upon our shoulders, and it will take some heavy lifting and concrete solutions to reverse the adverse, long-term effects of climate change.
Inhalable Nanotherapeutics for Common Lung Diseases
Many nanomaterials can be used to develop inhalable nanomedicines that can be administered with various aerosolization devices.
A New Method for Accurately Mapping the Auroral Zone
German astronomers report a new method of predicting the oval size and movement of the auroral zone.
Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Reactions
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry is a moment to take stock of the achievements of materials science. Advanced Science News speaks to experts in the field for their thoughts.
Electrified Tattoos and Personalized Biosensors
Scientists developed a fully print-in-place electronics technique that is gentle enough to work on surfaces as delicate as human skin.
Hall of Fame Highlight: Zhongfan Liu
A man on a mission; the commercialization of graphene.
Self-Sustaining Oscillating Surfaces in Soft Matter
Appliction of an AC current results in a self-sustaining oscillating polymer surface.
Hui-Ming Cheng on Supercapacitor Performance
Hui-Ming Cheng and colleagues Da-Wei Wang and Quan-Hong Yang clarify the trouble with current metrics used to quantify supercapacitor performance.
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