Gels That Feed: The Soft Matter Revolution Reshaping How Food Delivers Nutrients
A new Frontiers in Soft Matter review maps how oleogels, hydrogels, and bigels could replace harmful fats, slow lipid digestion ...
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Seed Tapes Evolve From Paper Strips to AI-Powered Delivery Platforms for Climate-Smart Farming
A new review traces seed tape technology from simple paper carriers to emerging nano-enabled, sensor-integrated, and AI-driven seed delivery platforms ...
Scientists Grow Agate-Like Stripes by Switching Voltage On and Off
Researchers in Tokyo have reproduced agate and onyx banding in the laboratory by cyclically switching voltages across metal electrodes embedded ...
From Ancient Herb to Smart Dressing: How Notoginseng Saponins Rewire Every Stage of Wound Healing
A new review details how saponins from Panax notoginseng coordinate inflammation, cell proliferation, angiogenesis and scar control across every stage ...
3D-Printed Melanoma Models Promise Better Drug Tests but Face an Analysis Bottleneck
A new perspective highlights that while 3D bioprinted melanoma models closely mimic real tumors, outdated two-dimensional analysis methods are undermining ...
Janus Biomaterials: Two-Faced Structures That Heal Tissue From Both Sides
A new review maps how asymmetric Janus biomaterials integrate barrier, antimicrobial, and regenerative functions to drive next-generation tissue repair.
Beyond Capacity: New Screening Guide Ranks the Best Methylene Blue Adsorbents
A new systematic review of 83 adsorbents proposes a five-criteria screening framework that identifies hydrogels, biochars, and alginate composites as ...
Smart materials that read the heart’s oxidative stress could transform cardiac therapy
A comprehensive review finds ROS-responsive biomaterials that exploit the heart's oxidative environment for precision drug delivery are mechanistically promising but ...
Light-Shrinking Hydrogel Could Spare Children With Heart Defects Repeat Surgeries
Drexel University engineers have designed a light-responsive, blood-compatible dextran hydrogel that can shrink up to 20 percent on demand, potentially ...
Hydrogel Granules Could Slash Water Use for Growing Food in Space
Radishes grown in polyacrylamide hydrogel granules matched the yields of plants raised in the clay substrate used on the International ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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