Chemists develop a new type of one-molecule thick water-repellent film

Scientists have created a new type of two-dimensional nanofilm from an organic material called calixarene. The invention can be used as a protective coating in electronics and as a part of molecular filters.

Sampling the gut microbiome with an ingestible pill

Researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured bacteria and other biological samples while passing through the gastrointestinal tract.

Sampling the gut microbiome with an ingestible pill

Researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that in rat studies captured bacteria and other biological samples while passing through the gastrointestinal tract.

Engineered 'nanobodies' block SARS-CoV-2 from infecting human cells

Researchers have designed a molecule that sticks tightly to the coronavirus spike protein, preventing the virus from infecting cells. The molecule might someday be used in an aerosolized drug to treat or prevent COVID-19.

Magnetic whirls crystallize in two dimensions

Researchers have engineered a system of many small magnetic whirls to form a regularly ordered state. Such a transition from a disordered to an ordered phase is analogous to the well-known crystallization, which, however, occurs here in two dimensions.

Detecting the handedness of a single nanoparticle

Scientists have developed a new spectroscopic-microscope, which can be used to observe a single nanoparticle in real time. This enabled the first detection of a nanoparticle's handedness while it is freely moving in solution.

Soft durable skin sensors can take the strain

Researchers demonstrate a novel type of sensor which is applied directly to the skin to capture certain biometric information.