The NCI Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer program was established in 2005 to accelerate integration of nanotechnology into cancer research and oncology.
Micro-/Nanotechnology
Soft Robotics Powered by Microfluidics
The ability to collocate multiple functionalities will create new opportunities for the fabrication of “smart” soft robotic systems.
2D Nanofluidic Heterojunctions: Electrokinetically Tunable Ion Transport
Ion transport in nanoscale channels and pores exhibits drastically different properties from those in bulk solution if at least one dimension of the channel approaches the characteristic length scale of the electrostatic, van der Waals, or hydrophobic interactions. In...
Mechanical Strength in a Nutshell
A novel cell type with interlocked packing found to be responsible for the hardness of walnuts’ shell
Flexible 1D Composites for Energy Conversion and Water Splitting
Chemists have developed a hybrid semiconductor material for efficient and sustainable hydrogen production.
Excellence in Energy: Free-to-Access Reviews from Top Energy Authors
Excellence in Energy invited-only review series just turned 2. These papers come from the top researchers in energy-related fields, and are free to read!
Developing Alternatives to Antibiotics
Moving away from our dependence on antibiotics through alternative antimicrobial strategies.
Improving PET Polymer Using VUV Photons
Japanese researchers studied how to increase the water contact angle of a PET surface.
Hall of Fame Highlight: Thuc-Quyen Nguyen
Thuc-Quyen Nguyen on her research, inspiration, and advice to young scientists.
Living Machines: A Macrophage–Mg Hybrid Biomotor
Artificial biomotors for in vivo therapeutic applications.
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