How can we help our Earth against plastic pollutants?

Feringa Lab, Qi Zhang 张琦 & Yuanxin Deng share their thoughts on how replacing inert chemical bonds with breakable or exchangeable linkages can make traditional plastics recyclable♻️

#EarthDay2024 🌎

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This #EarthDay2024 🌎 the focus is plastic waste. From our oceans to our lungs, plastics are everywhere.

Scientists are developing new ways to tackle this problem, from tech to clean it up to research on its health impacts.

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Researchers found that softer tumor environments facilitate breast cancer cells' spread to secondary tissues.

Blocking cellular mechanosensing makes stiff cells behave like softer ones, indicating the crucial role of environment in cancer behavior.

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.Anna Waterhouse and team present a bifurcating coronary artery-on-a-chip used to investigate cell morphology under healthy and dysfunctional conditions.

The results of their work can be used to further interrogate the heart disease-causing mechanisms

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Glass-like knee grafts could help address a donor shortage!

Improvements to a cryopreservation technique preserves cells and tissue viability during long-term storage.

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This human-machine interface is based on a foam-shaped hydrogel.

The sensor system, when attached to the skin enables gesture-controlled endoscope operation 😬 or ship cruising 🛥️, aided by machine learning.

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Devices like OLED displays depend on the distribution of molecules or atoms in a host matrix for optimal performance ✨

Here, scientists demonstrate a technique to determine the 3D distribution of phosphorescent molecules with atomic resolution 🔦😱

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Pre-activation of PET plastics with fluorine-containing molecules disrupts their stability, making them easier to break down and upcycle.

The hope is to help address the growing plastic waste problem, but there are still kinks to iron out.

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Peptide-laden vesicles light up in the presence of amyloid beta, providing an early diagnostic test (and possible treatment) for Alzheimer's disease.

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Could AI be the reason we haven’t encountered alien civilizations?

A sensational thought experiment 'contemplates the long-term sustainability of our own civilization' and how we might navigate future challenges associated with this god-like tech.

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Researchers presented a silk fibroin-based heart valve leaflets with optimized structure and enhanced strength

It surpasses ISO 5840 standards, enduring cardiovascular pressure and offering potential for bioprosthetic valve replacements.

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The propulsion mechanisms of this soft robot are inspired by underwater organisms

The intelligent materials it is made of respond quickly to light, enabling it to create precise swimmer-like movement... And the result is simply amazing🤩

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How do identical twins actually form?

New organ model provides never-before-seen insights into the biological mechanisms driving this phenomenon.

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Take a tour inside the CANDY chip (Communicative Astrocyte-Neuron DYnamics), a device designed to observe neurophysiological 🧠 responses to toxic methylmercury (MeHg).

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Mushrooms could be the next big thing in energy storage!

Scientists are using carbon filaments derived from mushrooms in supercapacitors, paving the way for a sustainable energy future Alexander Bismarck Universität Wien

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Jonathan Berengut ARC Centre of Excellence in Synthetic Biology UNSW Advanced Sci News ARC UNSWBABS UNSWScience 🙌🙌🏿🙌🏼Yeah you are!
And we're huge fans of your design work in both art & science. 🧬 #DNAorigami UNSWMedicine #UNSWSBMS

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Deciphering cellular interactions is key for understanding diseases and developing targeted therapies.

Here, researchers unveil a method to identify ligand-receptor interactions reliably, acting as an antigen discovery platform.

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The decline of freshwater megafauna, including river dolphins, hippos, and crocodiles, is triggering significant consequences for ecosystems.

Here, researchers provide evidence for the vital role they play and how conservation efforts can help save them.

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This mathematical tool could improve how fast information is shared!

Researchers MPI für Astronomie have developed a concept known as 'relative attention entropy' to optimize data transmission, aiding AI learning and communication systems.

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Laser irradiation allows precise control of fluids and particles in a microfluidic chip.

Localized thermal gradients and convenction currents are generated, making a promising platform for the manipulation of sensitive substances in biomedicine.

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