A new responsive material ‘glued’ together with short strands of DNA, and capable of translating thermal and chemical signals into visible physical changes, could underpin a new class of bio... Read more
HOW do you take particles in a test tube, or components in a tiny chip, and turn them into a $100 million company? Dr. Robert Langer, 64, knows how. Since the 1980s, his Langer Lab at the Ma... Read more
May one day lead to implants that would assist in the treatment of chronic pain Scientists have developed a new material that can slowly release medication over a period of several months. I... Read more
More effective imaging of malignant melanoma Because the incidence of malignant melanoma is rising faster than any other cancer in the U.S., researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center in Ta... Read more
Researchers at Rensselear Polytechnic Institute have developed “liquid pistons” that could be suited to a variety of applications. Using electromagnets the liquid pistons, which... Read more
By emulating nature’s design principles, a team at Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard Medical School and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute has cre... Read more
Recent research suggests that a novel material called nanosponge could be up to five times more effective at reducing tumor growth than direct injection. The drug delivery system is likened... Read more