Given a choice, most patients would prefer to take a drug orally instead of getting an injection. Unfortunately, many drugs, especially those made from large proteins, cannot be given as a p... Read more
This procedure yields the highest photocurrents observed to date for semi-artificial bio-photoelectrodes while the electron transfer rate exceeds by one order of magnitude the one observed i... Read more
The system can lock its payload in place and control how it is released A new injectable material designed to deliver drug therapies and sensor technology to targeted areas within the human... Read more
The world’s seas are becoming more acidic. How much that matters is not yet clear. But it might matter a lot. HUMANS, being a terrestrial species, are pleased to call their home “Earth”. A m... Read more
A particularly ingenious remedy for the problem of rust may be available soon. Containers made of a conductive polymer only open in the presence of corrosion and release anticorrosive payloa... Read more
Dutch scientists have a use for all the carbon dioxide that pours from the chimneys of fossil fuel-burning power stations: Harvest it for even more electricity Power-generating stations worl... Read more
In a new study, a “bioadhesive” coating developed at Brown University significantly improved the intestinal absorption into the bloodstream of nanoparticles that someday could carry protein... Read more
Knowledge of soil properties such as organic carbon content, clay content and pH is vital for agriculture and climate change analysis in Africa. ISRIC has launched a new type of freely acces... Read more
The discovery that sea urchins use Nickel particles to harness carbon dioxide from the sea could be the key to capturing tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere. Experts at Newcastle University, U... Read more
“We are optimistic that we will successfully assemble a sunlight-driven water splitting system soon.” Scientists at the University of Cambridge have produced hydrogen, H2, a renewable... Read more
Tests with the first prototypes at the Barth shipyard were promising Special underwater coatings prevent shells and other organisms from growing on the hull of ships – but biocide paints are... Read more
This discovery opens up perspectives for a multitude of applications in robotics For the first time, an assembly of thousands of nano-machines capable of producing a coordinated contraction... Read more
The potential payoff is the ability to produce JP-5 fuel stock at sea Refueling U.S. Navy vessels, at sea and underway, is a costly endeavor in terms of logistics, time, fiscal constraints a... Read more