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How does Arapaimas gigas survive coexistence with the predatory piranha fish? The answer has implications for materials technology.
Growing a Tumour in a Pearl Drop
Living cells within a liquid marble can form aggregate structures know as cancer cell spheroids that can be used as model tumours.
Deceptive Viruses Trick Their Way Into Cells
Biomineralization-based virus shell engineering for functional modification of viruses to be used in cancer virotherapy or for vaccines
Artificial fingertips: Silicon for robot prosthetics
Elastomer-based skin has been developed for biomimetic artificial fingertip sensors.
Copying Butterflies to Create 3D Magnetophotonic Crystals
Researchers have developed a method to fabricate 3D network magneto photonic crystal with controllable properties from a butterfly wing
Rapid Virus Detection through Immobilization on Nanomaterials
Proof-of-concept localization of the Hendra virus demonstrates point-of-care detection of viruses to facilitate better control of epidemics.
The Latest on Renewable Polymers
Biopolymers and renewably-sourced polymers special issue published in Journal of Applied Polymer Science.
Painkiller by Photosynthesis
Selective and effective: silicon nanowires as photoelectrodes for carbon dioxide fixation
Mimicking Butterflies to Make Silica Thin Films
New silica microsphere films mimic the striking color display of the Morpho butterfly, with the added advantage of material flexibility.
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