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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,…

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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…

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🧫 3D Matrix and Microvasculature🩸

In this paper, Quoc Vo, Kambez H Benam DPhil, and colleagues introduce a resilient and consistently reproducible approach for creating centimeters-long, cross-sectionally rounded microvasculature (MV) embedded within…

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✒️ Inks for Printing Heart Valves🫀

arman-jafari, Houman Savoji (PhD) and their colleagues developed novel composite inks for 3D printing of tissue-engineered scaffolds. They have characterized the physical, mechanical, rheological, and biological…

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'The Gardener's Companion', wax pastel and pencil on paper, Size of the paining…

🐛 Insects 🌎 Climate change 🌱 Agriculture

Climate change is reshaping insect biodiversity and abundance, but little is known about its effect on agriculture. Edel Pérez-López, Tim Dumonceaux, Anne-Sophie Brochu, Jean-Philippe Légaré, et al. from Université Laval, CRIV @ Laval U, AAFC Canada explored…

👫Gender Bias & Online Images📱

Can you guess which image is AI generated and which is hand-drawn by our designer for this paper?

Douglas Guilbeault Solene Delecourt Bhargav Srinivasa Desikan and their colleagues show that gender bias pervades online images from Google, Wikipedia, and IMDb,…

🧠 Parkinson & Inflammation💥

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Parkinson's disease (PD) involves the loss of dopamine neurons in the brain. Research shows that inflammation, particularly involving astrocytes, may contribute to this process. Meritxell Pons, Angelique di Domenico, Bigas/Espinosa Lab, Alicia Garrido,…