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Behind the Scene: Using Light to Modulate Vesicle Shapes

by Anne Pfisterer | Jul 18, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology

A light-triggered process mimics reversible exocytosis in giant unilammelar vesicles.

Your Form is in Your DNA: Shape-Memory Hydrogels Based on Nucleic Acid Bridging

by Felix Spenkuch | Jul 17, 2018 | Biotechnology, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Trifold stimuli-responsive shape memory in hydrogels is realized by combining donor-acceptor interaction with G-quadruplexes and DNA base pairing.

Plasma To Enhance Nano and Microfibers through Electrospinning

by Bette Nijboer | Jul 16, 2018 | Micro-/Nanotechnology, Polymer Science, Regenerative Medicine

A team of scientists from Belgium investigated the plasma‐induced chemistry in organic solutions of polylactic acid (PLA), and their effects on the resultant PLA nanofibers.

Brush Technique for Anisotropic Transparent Flexible Electrodes

by Jodie Haigh | Jul 11, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Taking advantage of the controllable liquid transfer usinga Chinese brush, highly oriented Ag nanowires were achieved on certain substrates.

Multicomponent Nanostructure Architectures in a Controlled Manner

by Jodie Haigh | Jul 9, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Complicated bulk multicomponent nanostructures with more than two components are fabricated.

IR Inv sib ity Cloaks: You Can Run, But You Cannot Hide

by Jolke Perelaer | Jul 5, 2018 | Features, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology, Optics

Broadband and ultrathin infrared stealth sheets are prepared that can hide macroscopic 3D objects.

Happy Bloomin’ Chemistry: Dopamine-based Microflowers

by Kieran Schlegel-O'Brien | Jul 3, 2018 | Energy, Features, Micro-/Nanotechnology

How to pick the petals from microflowers.

Why Smart Birds Take Their Bath

by Felix Spenkuch | Jun 29, 2018 | Biotechnology, Features, Life Science, Micro-/Nanotechnology

Bird feather microstructure exhibits an astonishing water-assisted ability of self-repair, which enables birds to replace their plumage only once per year.

Controlled Homoepitaxial Growth of Hybrid Perovskites

by Advanced Science News | Jun 28, 2018 | Electronics, Energy, Micro-/Nanotechnology

A robust and efficient protocol involving microfabrication that enables the integration of an emerging class of materials into modern electronic devices.