Directional motion and transport can be achieved using a salt concentration gradient and an appropriately designed self‐assembling system, without substantial synthetic effort or a matrix.
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Supercritical Lens Improves Optical Resolution at a Distance
Minghui Hong and colleagues report super-critical-lens (SCL) optical label‐free microscopy, which clearly distinguishes a pattern with a feature size of 65 nm in air and with a 55 μm working distance.
The Missing Link: 3D Bioprinting with Non-Viscous Inks
Jason Burdick and colleagues from the University of Pennsylvania, USA, and Tsinghua University, China report a general method for 3D bioprinting of photocrosslinkable hydrogels without limitations on ink viscosity.
Probing the Secret Life of RNA in Single Cells
Single-cell RNA analysis is now possible through innovative platforms combining state-of-the-art microscopy methods with various contrast-generating nanomaterials
A Timely, On-Demand Anticoagulation Solution for Cardiovascular Diseases
A therapeutic thrombin-responsive patch to help with acute pulmonary thromboembolism.
Advanced Optical Materials Top 5 – December 2016
The month’s top articles from the field of nanooptics, optoelectronics, metamaterials, optical devices, detectors & sensors, micro/nano resonators and more.
4D Printing of Complex, Polymeric Structures
Novel 4D printing produces a Sydney Opera House-like 3D structure.
Switching Liquid Repellent Surfaces
Researchers from Pennsylvania State University, USA, have now revealed a magnetically transformable surface that can reversibly switch between the lotus and the pitcher plant modes
Back to the Future – with Max Planck and Quantum Physics
A historic article by Max Planck, first published (in print) in 1901 has reached the top 5% of scores in Altmetrics.
Celebrate Pantone Color of the Year: Read some ‘Greenery’-Inspired Science
‘Greenery’-inspired science from Advanced Functional Materials and Advanced Science.
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