Illustration: Kieran O’Brien Gertrude Belle Elion was an American pharmacologist and co-winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for her pioneering work in rational drug design. Born in New…
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Cleaning Up After Fast Fashion
A green, renewable, and environmentally friendly strategy to remove toxic dye from wastewater. Professor Seshadri Ramkumar and doctoral candidate Lihua Lou with their nanofiber filters. Image credit: Texas Tech University. Whether we…
Robotic Dorsal Fins Help Us Understand Aquatic Movement
Artificial muscles based on multidirectional actuators for biomimetic fins. Artificial prosthetics are becoming smarter, offering near-normal function and enabling wearers to re-establish their sense of agency and independence. Research in this field…
A Pill to Non-Invasively Sample the GI Tract
The gut microbiome can be monitored in real time all from a humble pill. Gut microbiota have a tremendous impact on our physiology and overall health by contributing to metabolic functions, protecting…
Pioneers in Science: Gabriel Lippmann
Today Advanced Science News celebrates the 174th birthday of Gabriel Lippmann, the French physicist who produced the first color photographs. Illustration: Kieran O’Brien Telling stories through images is a time old practice,…
Light-Powered Robotic Snails – Advanced Science News
How a light-powered snail is addressing scalability in robotics. Reconstructing the locomotion of biological systems is proving a fruitful means of achieving mobility in robots, establishing new mechanisms to successfully navigate variable…
Pioneers in Science: Françoise Barré-Sinoussi
Advanced Science News celebrates the 71st birthday of Nobel Laureate Françoise Barré-Sinoussi. Illustration: Kieran O’Brien This week saw the birthday of Françoise Barré-Sinoussi, internationally renowned winner of the 2008 Nobel Prize in…
A Magnetic Composite for Artificial Skin Technologies
Integration of a magnetic elastomer with data-driven analysis leads to a continuous interaction surface that can estimate location and depth of indentation. Soft materials are revolutionizing the way in which we design,…
The Next Generation of Smart Windows Using Carbon Dots
A new nanofluid coating provides an opportunity to reduce energy waste in the next generation of smart windows. A growing population and increased urbanization are creating enormous energy demands, compromising future targets…
Artificial Ligaments to Repair Common Sports Injuries
A novel bone–ligament–bone scaffold mimics the architecture of the native tissue, paving the way to repairing previously incurable injuries. New developments in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine are making significant strides in…