Advanced Science News
Basic Research
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Recyclable Plastic Composites from Industrial Wastes
Recent research on cellulose–sulfur composites made from industrial wastes has successfully achieved all three Rs: reduce, reuse, recycle.
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Living Well With Plastics: The Politics of the Plastics Crisis
Despite the many benefits of plastics, the global plastic system is increasingly being recognized as the source of severe environmental problems.
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Discovery of an Unusual Quasiparticle in a 2D Material
An electric field tunable quasiparticle discovered in a common 2D material has great potential for application in optoelectronic devices.
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Not a Stretch: Flexible Hydrogels with Structural Color
New hydrogels from magnetic photonic crystal units combine the advantages of structural colour and the flexibility needed for biological applications.
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Superconducting Nanowires for Single Photon Detection
An updated overlook at one of the most promising building blocks for quantum technologies: fast and efficient single photon detectors.
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Potential New Biomarkers for Monitoring Alzheimer’s Disease
Scientists in Italy aim to keep Alzheimer's disease in check.
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The Translational “Valley of Death” for Engineered Tissues
Whilst tissue engineering has benefited modern surgery, thousands of patents fail to see real-world applications.
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The Antimicrobial and Plant Growth Properties of Plasma
Scientists investigated the bactericidal effect and plant growth enhancement using oxygen radical plasma-irradiated organic compound solutions.
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Environmental Noise and Coherence Time in Quantum Dot Qubits
Predicting the experimental conditions that enhance coherence times for semiconducting quantum dot hybrid qubits.
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Regulation of Insulin and Glucagon Production in Flies
Current knowledge of the factors that control the regulation and release of insulin and glucagon in Drosophila.