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BIODEGRADABLE PATCH IMPROVES TISSUE REPAIR Sue Min Liu Researchers create a new biocompatible patch that could enhance the clinical treatment of tissue injury by speeding up wound healing. ... THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS: CONNECTING PAPER BOOKS TO DIGITAL MEDIA Advanced Science News The “Magic Bookmark” blurs the boundary between the digital and the analogue. ... SNEAKING DRUGS INTO CELLS USING NEW NANOPARTICLE MATERIALS Sarah Barron By using the advantage of hybrid nanomaterials, researchers may have unlocked a new pharmacological route for treating degenerative diseases. ... THE MANY SIDES OF CARBON – ULTRA BLACK TO CLIMATE CHANGE Geoffrey Ozin The effects of some of the world’s blackest materials on our atmosphere. ... SCREW-PROPELLED ROBOTS COULD ENABLE MINING IN SPACE Marko Green Robots that drive on screws can simultaneously dig up space regolith while anchoring the craft in low-gravity environments. ... 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PERPETUAL LONELINESS LINKED TO A LACK OF TRUST Victoria Corless Loneliness has been linked to detrimental and sometimes deadly health effects, and so researchers are seeking a biological answer to help prevent and treat it. ... MADHU BHASKARAN: AS AN ENGINEER YOU WILL ALWAYS HAVE TO FIND A SOLUTION TO PROBLEMS IN THE WORLD Nicole Kilian Professor Madhu Bhaskaran creates devices to assess the biometrics of the human body and helps patients feel again. ... HOW A RHODE ISLAND-SIZED CRACK APPEARED IN THE THICKEST ARCTIC ICE Kevin Hurler Some of the thickest Arctic ice broke open in May 2020 with a 3000-square-kilometer crack called a “polynya.” ... BIODEGRADABLE PATCH IMPROVES TISSUE REPAIR Sue Min Liu Researchers create a new biocompatible patch that could enhance the clinical treatment of tissue injury by speeding up wound healing. ... MOST READ THIS WEEK * Sneaking drugs into cells using new nanoparticle materials * How a Rhode Island-sized crack appeared in the thickest Arctic ice * Biodegradable patch improves tissue repair * Madhu Bhaskaran: As an engineer you will always have to find a solution to problems in the world * Doping solar cells to improve performance COVID-19 BIOMATERIAL-BASED COVID-19 VACCINE SHOWS ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY IN MICE by Kieran O'Brien | October 4, 2021 | COVID-19, Features | 0 Comments A biomaterials platform offers a stable center within the body for antibody development against SARS-CoV-2. Read More THIRD SHOT OF COVID-19 VACCINE NOT JUSTIFIED, SAYS RESEARCH by Victoria Corless | September 15, 2021 | COVID-19, Health | 0 Comments An expert review finds that booster shots for the general population are not yet necessary since vaccine efficacy against severe COVID-19 remains high. Read More FRIDGE-FREE COVID-19 VACCINE CANDIDATES OFFER HOPE TO BILLIONS by Victoria Corless | September 7, 2021 | COVID-19, Features | 0 Comments Two vaccines in early development are stable under high temperatures and could be game changers in global vaccine equity. Read More COULD A UNIVERSAL CORONAVIRUS VACCINE BE POSSIBLE? by Victoria Corless | August 13, 2021 | COVID-19, Features | 0 Comments COVID-19 is unlikely to be the last coronavirus to spill over to humans. Scientists are working to make a universal vaccine to combat future outbreaks. Read More LONG COVID APPEARS TO BE UNCOMMON IN CHILDREN, ANALYSIS FINDS by Advanced Science News | August 4, 2021 | COVID-19, Health | 0 Comments Data reported through a smartphone app provides the first detailed description of COVID-19 in symptomatic school-aged children. Read More PreviousNext 12345 AI FOR DRUG DISCOVERY: WHAT CAN WE DO? 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