Replacing hard parts in soft robots December 7, 2018 Researchers develop ‘soft’ valves to make entirely soft robots... Read more about Replacing hard parts in soft robots
Microscopic “sunflowers” for better solar panels December 4, 2018 Novel liquid crystal material deforms in three dimensions based on internal structure and external stimuli... Read more about Microscopic “sunflowers” for better solar panels
Life has a new ingredient December 3, 2018 Inosine could be a potential route to the first RNA and the origin of life on Earth... Read more about Life has a new ingredient
Cataract Culprit November 28, 2018 The Shakhnovich Lab finds a new function for a protein in the eye lens... Read more about Cataract Culprit
Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories November 19, 2018 First yeast biohybrid system using an adaptable light-harvesting semiconductor approach opens the door to more efficient and versatile biomanufacturing... Read more about Solar panels for yeast cell biofactories
Filtering liquids with liquids November 8, 2018 Liquid-gated membrane filtration system improves industrial wastewater purification and saves energy... Read more about Filtering liquids with liquids
Seeing cell membranes in a new light November 5, 2018 Study challenges conventional wisdom of how cell membranes work... Read more about Seeing cell membranes in a new light
Cellular atlas of brain region leads to discoveries November 1, 2018 ‘We now understand several behaviors in ways that we never did before’... Read more about Cellular atlas of brain region leads to discoveries
Antibiotic Explorers October 18, 2018 The intricate quest to discover where tetracyclines go in human cells... Read more about Antibiotic Explorers
Xiaowei Zhuang earns the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences October 18, 2018 For her pioneering work in the development of super-resolution microscopy techniques... Read more about Xiaowei Zhuang earns the 2018 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
