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The Next Generation of Smart Windows Using Carbon Dots

by Victoria Corless | Jul 9, 2019 | Energy, Environment, Features, Manufacturing, Physics

A new nanofluid coating provides an opportunity to reduce energy waste in the next generation of smart windows.

Can Nature Save Humanity?

by Kieran Schlegel-O'Brien | Jul 8, 2019 | Environment, Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Life Science

Large-scale re-forestation can be a very effective means to decarbonize the future.

Soft Robotics Powered by Microfluidics

by Babak Mostaghaci | Jul 8, 2019 | Features, Intelligent Systems and Robotics, Manufacturing, Micro-/Nanotechnology

The ability to collocate multiple functionalities will create new opportunities for the fabrication of “smart” soft robotic systems.

Advances in Cellular Materials and Transport Applications

by Sandra Kalveram | Jul 4, 2019 | Manufacturing

The current issue of Advanced Engineering Materials presents highlights from the fields of Cellular Materials and Materials for Transport Applications, respectively.

Happy Birthday Peter Greil!

by Sandra Kalveram | Jul 4, 2019 | Manufacturing

This Special Section of Advanced Engineering Materials has been dedicated to Peter Greil on occasion of this 65th birthday.

2D Nanofluidic Heterojunctions: Electrokinetically Tunable Ion Transport

by Huan Wang | Jul 2, 2019 | Micro-/Nanotechnology

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...

Cell-free DNA Fragments to Identify Cancer

by Myles Axton | Jul 1, 2019 | Biotechnology, Diagnostics, Life Science

It is now possible to distinguish the pattern of DNA fragments of normal cells from cancerous cells within the blood of individuals with surgically-operable early stage cancers.1 Regions of the genome have their own local differences in cancer-specific,...

Think Like a Brain Using Artificial Synapses

by Babak Mostaghaci | Jul 1, 2019 | Computer Science, Electronics, Features, Intelligent Systems and Robotics

A new physical approach to the design of intelligent memory, logic, and cognitive devices for brain-like computation.

Young Researcher Interview: Dr. Micaela Matta

by Gian Asara | Jun 28, 2019 | Biotechnology, Electronics

Relocating is a common experience for many young scientists. Researchers can broaden their scientific expertise, discuss new ideas, and create meaningful relationships and collaborations by moving abroad. Tracking the movement of early-stage academic researchers...