Smart bandage could promote better, faster healing (w/video)

Smartphone-controlled design precisely delivers medication.

Segregation-induced ordered superstructures at general grain boundaries in a Ni-Bi alloy

The discovery of ordered, segregation-induced superstructures at general grain boundaries challenges a traditional view in physical metallurgy.

New test opens path for better 2-D catalysts

New method quickly probes atom-thin materials' ability to produce hydrogen.

Team reconstructs nanoscale virus features from correlations of scattered x-rays

This technique has the potential to allow scientists to shed light on biological structure and dynamics that were previously impossible to observe with traditional X-ray methods.

Paper-based supercapacitor uses metal nanoparticles to boost energy density

Using a simple layer-by-layer coating technique, researchers have developed a paper-based flexible supercapacitor that could be used to help power wearable devices.

Nanopatch vaccine delivery platform

A fresh study of the Nanopatch - a microscopic vaccine delivery platform - has shown the device more effectively combats poliovirus than needles and syringes.

A novel approach for self-healing nickel coating

Scientists describe a novel approach to the preparation of a self-healing Ni coating with uniformly dispersed F@MSNs (fluoride ion loaded on mesoporous silica nanocontainers) on magnesium alloy.