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Copper-boron clusters in the shape of an umbrella☔

Two umbrellas and the funny yellow duck on the cover illustrate different structures of the СuB clusters examined by Popov Computational Lab from The University of Akron and their colleagues.

Copper is critical for…

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How To Prevent Coronavirus from Entering the Cell?🦠

Host-directed virus-mimicking particles are fabricated to block SARS-CoV-2 infection through competitive inhibition enabled by their interactions with the ACE2 receptor. The resultant virus-mimicking particles…

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🧠 Big Role of Tiny Blood Vessels🩸

Tiny vessels connecting arteries together can rescue brain after stroke!
Mohamad Amki and @susewegener found out that in stroke patients and mice, these tiny vessels (collaterals) regulate reperfusion after stroke.…

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Advanced mRNA Cap✊

This paper describes AvantCap - a chemical modification of messenger RNA 5' end that confers superior translational properties to mRNA. The design of AvantCap was inspired by a naturally occuring modification of mRNA cap - so…

New cover from Ella Maru Studio for Lab on a Chip
Cheap and cheerful way to study microfluidics💉💧

Priscilla Delgado and David Myers created a new educational activity that enables students to build and test microfluidic systems in a classroom setting with inexpensive materials.…

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2D cell sheets for in vitro modeling and in vivo regeneration 🧫

Alireza Shahin and John Cappuccitti from Evolved.Bio used the revolutionary concept of cell sheet engineering to produce a cohesive, sheet-like structure grown on 2D surfaces without the use…

Adobe touts its Firefly AI as more ethical than rivals like Midjourney. But it was actually trained on images from them. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Bloomberg Technology

New cover from Ella Maru Studio for Chemical Communications
Future of Batteries⚡️ 🔋

Recent research focuses on enhancing interfacial chemistry to create next-generation lithium-ion batteries with improved stability and conductivity. In this review paper Haoze Ren from Elsa Reichmanis…

'What software can I use to make 3D scientific illustrations?'
I receive this question almost every day and below is my answer (long read)🧐
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When it comes to creating scientific illustrations, 3D design software can be a powerful tool for creating accurate and visually…

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✨Crystal Sheets with 5 mins Vanish 🌀

This research focuses on the synthesis of perovskite membranes using binary oxide sacrificial layers. Bharat Jalan, Shivasheesh Varshney and colleagues use hybrid molecular beam epitaxy to grow SrTiO3 membranes using SrO, BaO, and…

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Ag ions fight against battery degradation 🔋 ⚡ 🛡

A creative look at the microscopic battle going on inside our batteries! Vicious, sharp-toothed, dark creatures, symbolize the destructive lithium dendrites that threaten the integrity of the battery.…

New cover! Chemical Science
🧪 Effective catalyst system

Cao's Lab, Vera Krewald, Muldoon Lab, Ulrich Hintermair and colleagues developed a versatile Ru-porphyrin catalyst system that efficiently epoxidizes both aromatic and internal aliphatic alkenes under mild conditions,…

Check out these metal prints we've recently shipped to our customers! Aren't they amazing?
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🧠🛡Neuroprotective effects of gold nanoparticles

Zixin Wang, Karen S. Ho, Hui Wang, Lin Tan and colleagues delineate the operational mechanism of gold nanocrystals containing CNM-Au8, an innovative experimental medication currently…

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Mimicking tiny brain vessels 🧠

Angelo Accardo, Qais Akolawala and colleagues from TU Delft created 3D microenvironments mimicking brain microvasculature. Drawing inspiration from the brain's own geometry, they crafted structures reminiscent of micro-vessels where…

New cover from our studio for Cell Press!

🧫 'Do-It-Yorself' Tumor Spheroids for 7$

Jang Hae Lin, Bumseok Namgung, and colleagues from Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School engineered cost-effective 'do-it-yourself' device capable of generating uniform tumor spheroids in a high-throughput…

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☣️ Radiation Therapy & Liposomes⭕️

Liposome-based nanoparticles containing transcrocetin (NP TSC) serve as therapeutic radiosensitizers. In this study Alex Detappe, Marie-Charlotte Diringer and their colleagues investigate their capability to reoxygenate…