https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/microarrays/ Microarray Technology. DNA chips, lab-on-a-chip, microarrays and more. Read all the latest discoveries and research news here. Full-text, images, free. en-us Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:21:36 EST Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:21:36 EST 60 https://www.sciencedaily.com/images/scidaily-logo-rss.png https://www.sciencedaily.com/news/matter_energy/microarrays/ For more science news, visit ScienceDaily. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303050622.htm Fusion energy may be one of the most promising clean power sources of the future—but only if scientists can precisely measure the extreme, fast-moving plasmas that make it possible. A new U.S. Department of Energy–sponsored report urges major investment in advanced diagnostic tools—the high-tech “sensors” that track plasma temperature, density, and behavior inside fusion systems. Bringing together 70 experts from universities, national labs, and private industry, the workshop identified seven priority areas ranging from burning plasma to full-scale pilot plants. Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:50:59 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/03/260303050622.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260206034836.htm Inspired by the shape-shifting skin of octopuses, Penn State researchers developed a smart hydrogel that can change appearance, texture, and shape on command. The material is programmed using a special printing technique that embeds digital instructions directly into the skin. Images and information can remain invisible until triggered by heat, liquids, or stretching. Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:09:31 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260206034836.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223737.htm A new light-based breakthrough could help quantum computers finally scale up. Stanford researchers created miniature optical cavities that efficiently collect light from individual atoms, allowing many qubits to be read at once. The team has already demonstrated working arrays with dozens and even hundreds of cavities. The approach could eventually support massive quantum networks with millions of qubits. Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:01:14 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/02/260201223737.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260116035319.htm Engineers have created a device that generates incredibly tiny, earthquake-like vibrations on a microchip—and it could transform future electronics. Using a new kind of “phonon laser,” the team can produce ultra-fast surface waves that already play a hidden role in smartphones, GPS systems, and wireless tech. Unlike today’s bulky setups, this single-chip device could deliver far higher performance using less power, opening the door to smaller, faster, and more efficient phones and wireless devices. Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:43:09 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260116035319.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031607.htm Chalmers researchers have developed a simple, light-based platform to study the mysterious “invisible glue” that binds materials at the nanoscale. Gold flakes floating in salt water reveal how quantum and electrostatic forces interact through vivid color changes. The technique could lead to new discoveries in physics, chemistry, and biology — from designing biosensors to understanding how galaxies form. Thu, 23 Oct 2025 05:03:22 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251023031607.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251001092204.htm A powerful new AI tool called Diag2Diag is revolutionizing fusion research by filling in missing plasma data with synthetic yet highly detailed information. Developed by Princeton scientists and international collaborators, this system uses sensor input to predict readings other diagnostics can’t capture, especially in the crucial plasma edge region where stability determines performance. By reducing reliance on bulky hardware, it promises to make future fusion reactors more compact, affordable, and reliable. Wed, 01 Oct 2025 09:22:04 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/10/251001092204.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250729001219.htm Deep beneath the Swiss-French border, the Large Hadron Collider unleashes staggering amounts of energy and radiation—enough to fry most electronics. Enter a team of Columbia engineers, who built ultra-rugged, radiation-resistant chips that now play a pivotal role in capturing data from subatomic particle collisions. These custom-designed ADCs not only survive the hostile environment inside CERN but also help filter and digitize the most critical collision events, enabling physicists to study elusive phenomena like the Higgs boson. Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:08:21 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250729001219.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250626081537.htm Imagine detecting a single trillionth of a gram of a molecule—like an amino acid—using just electricity and a chip smaller than your fingernail. That’s the power of a new quantum-enabled biosensor developed at EPFL. Ditching bulky lasers, it taps into the strange world of quantum tunneling, where electrons sneak through barriers and release light in the process. This self-illuminating sensor uses a gold nanostructure to both generate and sense light, making it incredibly compact, ultra-sensitive, and perfect for rapid diagnostics or environmental testing. With its cutting-edge design, it might just revolutionize how and where we detect disease, pollutants, and more. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 01:33:25 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250626081537.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131041.htm A new AI chip works without the cloud server or internet connections needed by existing chips. The AI Pro, designed by Prof Hussam Amrouch, is modelled on the human brain. Its innovative neuromorphic architecture enables it to perform calculations on the spot, ensuring full cyber security. It is also up to ten times more energy efficient. Mon, 19 May 2025 13:10:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131041.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131026.htm Researchers have developed a 3D micro-printed sensor for highly sensitive on-chip biosensing, opening new opportunities for developing high-performance, cost-effective lab-on-a-chip devices for early disease diagnosis. Mon, 19 May 2025 13:10:26 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519131026.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250509132214.htm Researchers have developed a new way to create hydrogels using ultrasound, eliminating the need for toxic chemical initiators. This breakthrough offers a faster, cleaner and more sustainable approach to hydrogel fabrication, and produces hydrogels that are stronger, more flexible and highly resistant to freezing and dehydration. The new method also promises to facilitate advances in tissue engineering, bioadhesives and 3D bioprinting. Fri, 09 May 2025 13:22:14 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250509132214.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250508172457.htm New technique for cell or drug delivery, localization of bioelectric materials, and wound healing uses ultrasound to activate printing within the body. Thu, 08 May 2025 17:24:57 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250508172457.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130605.htm Influenza viruses are among the most likely triggers of future pandemics. A research team has developed a method that can be used to study the interaction of viruses with host cells in unprecedented detail. With the help of their new development, they have also analyzed how novel influenza viruses use alternative receptors to enter target cells. Wed, 07 May 2025 13:06:05 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130605.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250428220611.htm Researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more precise medical diagnoses and sample analysis. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:06:11 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250428220611.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423163914.htm Using their novel FRESH 3D bioprinting technique, which allows for printing of soft living cells and tissues, a lab has built a tissue model entirely out of collagen. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:39:14 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423163914.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423163909.htm The iCares bandage uses innovative microfluidic components, sensors, and machine learning to sample and analyze wounds and provide data to help patients and caregivers make treatment decisions. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:39:09 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423163909.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112135.htm Engineers have fabricated a metamaterial that is not only strong but also stretchy. Their new method could enable stretchable ceramics, glass, and metals, for tear-proof textiles or stretchy semiconductors. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:21:35 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112135.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112030.htm If you haven't heard of a tardigrade before, prepare to be wowed. These clumsy, eight-legged creatures, nicknamed water bears, are about half a millimeter long and can survive practically anything: freezing temperatures, near starvation, high pressure, radiation exposure, outer space and more. Researchers took advantage of the tardigrade's nearly indestructible nature and gave the critters tiny 'tattoos' to test a microfabrication technique to build microscopic, biocompatible devices. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:20:30 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250423112030.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250422131954.htm Researchers have developed a light-induced DNA detection method that enables rapid, PCR-free genetic analysis. Their technique offers ultra-sensitive mutation detection in just five minutes, reducing costs and simplifying testing. The method has significant potential in healthcare, environmental conservation, and personal health monitoring. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:19:54 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250422131954.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421163100.htm Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that kills more than a million people worldwide every year. The pathogen that causes the disease, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, is deadly in part because of its complex outer envelope, which helps it evade immune responses of infected hosts. Researchers have now developed a chemical probe to study a key component of this envelope. Their results provide a step toward finding new ways of inactivating the bacterium. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:31:00 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421163100.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250415143807.htm Growing cells in the laboratory is an art that humans have mastered decades ago. Recreating entire three-dimensional tissues is much more challenging. Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based material that makes it possible to engineer artificial skin tissues, which can serve as living three-dimensional models of human skin for better understanding and treating skin diseases. Tue, 15 Apr 2025 14:38:07 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250415143807.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154631.htm This handheld device is the first that can detect tuberculosis in saliva, in addition to blood and sputum samples, an important breakthrough for testing children and HIV patients, who struggle to produce sputum. The device was found to deliver rapid, accurate results in under an hour, offering a cost-effective and accessible solution for diagnosing TB in resource-limited areas. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:46:31 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154631.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409115249.htm Titanium micro-particles in the oral mucosa around dental implants are common. This is shown in a new study which also identified 14 genes that may be affected by these particles. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:52:49 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409115249.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409114656.htm The rapidly increasing data traffic is placing ever greater demands on the capacity of communication systems. A research team now introduces a new amplifier that enables the transmission of ten times more data per second than those of current fiber-optic systems. This amplifier, which fits on a small chip, holds significant potential for various critical laser systems, including those used in medical diagnostics and treatment. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:46:56 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409114656.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121441.htm A new way to watch catalytic reactions happen at the molecular level in real time could lead to better fundamental understanding and planning of the important reactions used in countless manufacturing processes every day. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 12:14:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250408121441.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403204556.htm A research team is developing a 3D-printed skin imitation equipped with living cells in order to test nanoparticles from cosmetics without animal testing. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:45:56 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403204556.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403143722.htm While medical centers use ultrasound daily, so far this technology has not been capable of observing body tissues at the scale of cells. Physicists have now developed a microscopy technique based on ultrasound to reveal capillaries and cells across living organs -- something that wasn't possible before. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 14:37:22 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250403143722.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250327141548.htm Researchers have discovered a groundbreaking use of terahertz (THz) imaging to visualize cochlear structures in mice, offering non-invasive, high-resolution diagnostics. By creating 3D reconstructions, this technology opens new possibilities for diagnosing hearing loss and other conditions. THz imaging could lead to miniaturized devices, like THz endoscopes and otoscopes, revolutionizing diagnostics for hearing loss, cancer, and more. With the potential to enhance diagnostic speed, accuracy, and patient outcomes, THz imaging could transform medical practices. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 14:15:48 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250327141548.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326154441.htm A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body, that could revolutionize early cancer detection, has been developed by researchers. The team say this is the first time it has been possible to generate high-resolution three-dimensional ultrasound images taken from a probe deep inside the gastrointestinal tract, or gut. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 15:44:41 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326154441.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250318141137.htm Some notoriously difficult to treat infections may not be as resistant to antibiotics as has been thought, according to new research using a microfluidic device that more closely duplicates the fluid flow found in the body than standard cultures. The researchers hope that testing samples under flow conditions can improve antibiotic screening and development. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 14:11:37 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250318141137.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250317164110.htm Researchers have discovered that bacterial swarms transition from stable vortices to chaotic turbulence through distinct intermediate states. Combining experiments with bacterial swarms, computer simulations, and mathematical modeling, the team clarified the intricate process by which orderly swirling turns to disordered turbulence as the free space available to bacteria increases. These findings provide new insights into active matter physics and could inform future applications in micro-robotics, biosensing, and active fluid-based micro-scale systems. Mon, 17 Mar 2025 16:41:10 EDT https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250317164110.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250307130138.htm Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique structure that overcomes earlier limitations, opening the door to applications such as drug delivery, wound healing, soft robotics sensors and artificial skin. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 13:01:38 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250307130138.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141305.htm As highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza continues to spread in the U.S., posing serious threats to dairy and poultry farms, both farmers and public health experts need better ways to monitor for infections, in real time, to mitigate and respond to outbreaks. Newly devised virus trackers can monitor for airborne particles of H5N1. Mon, 03 Mar 2025 14:13:05 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250303141305.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125115.htm Researchers developed a new optimized printing approach that could enable super-resolution 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of microlenses, photonics crystals, micro-optical devices, metamaterials and more. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 12:51:15 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125115.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226125128.htm Researchers have developed a hydrogel that heals and strengthens itself as it is overloaded and damaged. The proof-of-concept demonstration could lead to improved performance for situations where soft but durable materials are required, such as load-bearing connections and joints within machines, robots and even people. Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:51:28 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226125128.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226125012.htm In a breakthrough that could transform bioelectronic sensing, an interdisciplinary team of researchers has developed a new method to dramatically enhance the sensitivity of enzymatic and microbial fuel cells using organic electrochemical transistors (OECTs). Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:50:12 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250226125012.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225121530.htm Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by researchers. Tue, 25 Feb 2025 12:15:30 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250225121530.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224183025.htm A team has used a process known as DNA origami to make electrochemical sensors that can quickly detect and measure biomarkers. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:30:25 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224183025.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220164504.htm Researchers developed a low-cost, scalable terahertz amplifier that could be used to make antenna arrays that can steer and focus high-frequency terahertz waves, for applications like high-resolution radar, high-speed communications, and medical imaging. Thu, 20 Feb 2025 16:45:04 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220164504.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250214003217.htm Researchers demonstrated the first fully 3D-printed, droplet-emitting electrospray engine. The low-cost device can be fabricated more quickly than traditional thrusters, potentially from on board a spacecraft, and could enable CubeSats to perform precise, in-orbit maneuvers, aiding space research projects. Fri, 14 Feb 2025 00:32:17 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250214003217.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250213144618.htm DNA hydrogels are biocompatible drug delivery systems for targeted therapeutic interventions. Conventional DNA hydrogels, formed with many DNA nanostructure units, lead to increased preparation costs and design complexities. Thu, 13 Feb 2025 14:46:18 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250213144618.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250206155347.htm A biomaterial that can mimic certain behaviors within biological tissues could advance regenerative medicine, disease modeling, soft robotics and more, according to researchers. Thu, 06 Feb 2025 15:53:47 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250206155347.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250203142404.htm Researchers have developed a way to print nanoparticles like ink, creating inexpensive sweat sensors that can continuously monitor multiple molecules. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:24:04 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250203142404.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250130135646.htm Muon spin rotation ( SR) spectroscopy is a powerful technique used to study the behavior of materials at the atomic level. In this study, researchers employed SR to examine phosphorus-containing 12-phosphatetraphene 1 molecule (muoniated radical). Their findings provide new insights into the radical's structure and behavior, advancing understanding of reactive species and radical behavior. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 13:56:46 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250130135646.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250122145615.htm Researchers have developed a breakthrough method to detect inflammation in the body using positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. This innovative probe targets CD45, a marker abundantly expressed on all immune cells but absent from other cell types. Wed, 22 Jan 2025 14:56:15 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250122145615.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218131321.htm Researchers can now fabricate a 3D chip with alternating layers of semiconducting material grown directly on top of each other. The method eliminates thick silicon substrates between the layers, leading to better and faster computation, for applications like more efficient AI hardware. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 13:13:21 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241218131321.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241216184736.htm Researchers have developed microchips using field-effect transistors that can detect multiple diseases from a single air sample with high sensitivity. The technology enables rapid testing and could lead to portable diagnostic devices for home and medical use. Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:47:36 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241216184736.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211143603.htm An interdisciplinary team has created tiny bubble-like microrobots that can deliver therapeutics right where they are needed and then be absorbed by the body. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 14:36:03 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211143603.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124722.htm Street art takes many forms, and the vibrant murals on the Berlin Wall both before and after its fall are expressions of people's opinions. But there was often secrecy around the processes for creating the paintings, which makes them hard to preserve. Now, researchers have uncovered information about this historic site from paint chips by combining a handheld detector and artificial intelligence (AI) data analysis. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:47:22 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124722.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124511.htm With dual lasers, researchers have accelerated a high-quality beam of electrons to 10 billion electronvolts in just 30 centimeters. The experiment gives scientists a 'frame-by-frame' look at how a petawatt laser interacts with a long plasma channel, knowledge that's crucial for building future compact particle accelerators. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:45:11 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124511.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124500.htm Researchers have pioneered a new technique called X-ray linear dichroic orientation tomography, which probes the orientation of a material's building blocks at the nanoscale in three-dimensions. First applied to study a polycrystalline catalyst, the technique allows the visualization of crystal grains, grain boundaries and defects -- key factors determining catalyst performance. Beyond catalysis, the technique allows previously inaccessible insights into the structure of diverse functional materials, including those used in information technology, energy storage and biomedical applications. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 12:45:00 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211124500.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114026.htm Fiber optics are a means of transmitting information at incredibly high speeds; however, the technology can be used for more than just providing a fast internet connection. Researchers have developed an optical fiber sensing system that could help medical professionals monitor patients for complications after a traumatic brain injury. The technology tracks six biomarkers simultaneously, continuously and automatically to provide crucial information on brain health in lab tests. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:40:26 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114026.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241203154337.htm From the RMS Titanic to the SS Endurance, shipwrecks offer valuable -- yet swiftly deteriorating -- windows into the past. Conservators slowly dry marine wooden artifacts to preserve them but doing so can inflict damage. To better care for delicate marine artifacts, researchers have developed a new hydrogel that quickly neutralizes harmful acids and stabilized waterlogged wood from an 800-year-old shipwreck. Tue, 03 Dec 2024 15:43:37 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241203154337.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202123322.htm Researchers developed a fully integrated photonic processor that can perform all the key computations of a deep neural network on a photonic chip, using light. This advance could improve the speed and energy-efficiency of running intensive deep learning models for demanding applications like lidar, astronomical research, and navigation. Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:33:22 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202123322.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241127165721.htm A tiny, four-fingered 'hand' folded from a single piece of DNA can pick up the virus that causes COVID-19 for highly sensitive rapid detection and can even block viral particles from entering cells to infect them, researchers report. Dubbed the NanoGripper, the nanorobotic hand also could be programmed to interact with other viruses or to recognize cell surface markers for targeted drug delivery, such as for cancer treatment. Wed, 27 Nov 2024 16:57:21 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241127165721.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241126191730.htm A team of researchers has developed an innovative imaging platform that promises to improve our understanding of cellular structures at the nanoscale. This platform, called soTILT3D for single-objective tilted light sheet with 3D point spread functions (PSFs), offers significant advancements in super-resolution microscopy, enabling fast and precise 3D imaging of multiple cellular structures while the extracellular environment can be controlled and flexibly adjusted. Tue, 26 Nov 2024 19:17:30 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241126191730.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241119132607.htm Researchers have developed a new bio-inspired approach to building complex 3D microfluidic networks by utilizing plant roots and fungal hyphae as molds. The team grew plants and fungi in nanoparticles of silica, then baked out the plants and solidified the glass. What remains is glass with micrometer-sized networks where the roots used to be. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:26:07 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241119132607.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112190955.htm These miniature immune system models -- known as human immune organoids -- mimic the real-life environment where immune cells learn to recognize and attack harmful invaders and respond to vaccines. Not only are these organoids powerful new tools for studying and observing immune function in cancer, their use is likely to accelerate vaccine development, better predict disease treatment response for patients, and even speed up clinical trials. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 19:09:55 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241112190955.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241108113535.htm Researchers have developed a strategy that enables biosensors to be easily adapted for a wide range of applications. Fri, 08 Nov 2024 11:35:35 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241108113535.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241106132651.htm Researchers designed bioinspired hydrogels capable of using sunlight to produce hydrogen and oxygen from water. Hydrogels contain polymer networks that facilitate energy conversion, offering a breakthrough approach to generating renewable hydrogen energy. This research shows how polymer-based systems could revolutionize sustainable energy production. Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:26:51 EST https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241106132651.htm