Advanced Science News
Micro-/Nanotechnology
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Raman Spectroscopy Can Quickly Test for Dangerous Streptococcus Bacteria
Raman spectroscopy is an emerging microbiologic diagnostic tool and can be used as an intrapartum screening test for Streptococcus bacteria.
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Energy Perspectives: Jonathan Coleman Elucidates Capacity vs Rate Performance
Jonathan Coleman of TCD elucidates the trade-off between rate performance and capacity in battery electrodes, and explains how to optimise it.
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A Catalyst for Sustainable Methanol
A new green catalyst converts carbon dioxide and hydrogen into methanol.
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Making MRIs Safer
Nanoparticle-based gadolinium contrast agents to improve the safety of MRIs.
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A Powerful Lightweight Battery Comes Closer to Reality
A research team has invented a new coating that could finally make safe and long lasting lightweight lithium metal batteries.
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Liquid-Metal-Driven Micromachines for the Next Cutting-edge Technology
Is the T-1000 no longer science fiction?
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Protein Biohybrids as a Toolkit for New Materials
Protein capsids are specialized and versatile natural macromolecules with exceptional properties. These materials have numerous potential applications, including catalysis and drug delivery.
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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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Self-sorting of Colloidal Particles Triggered by Light
Complex self-sorting, as seen in nature, is mimicked here using a non-invasive light-triggered system to induce self-sorting of colloidal nanoparticles.
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Cleaning Up After Fast Fashion
A green, renewable, and environmentally friendly strategy to remove toxic dye from wastewater.