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A team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Institutes of Health, and the University of Maryland have devised a novel, highly sensitive system to track the activity of Cdk5, an enzyme implicated in Alzheimer's disease. The high sensitivity, increased resolution, and fast turnaround time of the measurements can enable a new class of tests that could allow early detection of neurological conditions like Alzheimer’s disease years before the first symptoms appear.

Researchers at Harvard University have demonstrated genetically programmable self‐regenerating bacterial hydrogels that facilitate wound healing of internal surfaces like those of the gut.

Researchers at Harvard University have demonstrated genetically programmable self‐regenerating bacterial hydrogels that facilitate wound healing of internal surfaces like those of the gut.

Researchers at MIT describe a simple solution to create carbon nanotube-based single-photon emitters, which are known as fluorescent quantum defects, at room temperature.

Researchers at MIT describe a simple solution to create carbon nanotube-based single-photon emitters, which are known as fluorescent quantum defects, at room temperature.

Researchers at Caltech have directly observed and studied the "magic angle" for stacked sheets of graphene using a scanning tunneling microscope that can image electronic properties at atomic-length scales.

Researchers at Caltech have directly observed and studied the "magic angle" for stacked sheets of graphene using a scanning tunneling microscope that can image electronic properties at atomic-length scales.

An international team of researchers uses the self-assembly properties of block co-polymers to produce a highly selective and biofouling-resistant nanoporous filter. The internally and externally cross-linked nanofibrils surrounded by a continuous aqueous medium produces a mechanically robust material that resembles an inverted strainer design.

An international team of researchers uses the self-assembly properties of block co-polymers to produce a highly selective and biofouling-resistant nanoporous filter. The internally and externally cross-linked nanofibrils surrounded by a continuous aqueous medium produces a mechanically robust material that resembles an inverted strainer design.

Scientists at the University of Washington designed and tested an experimental system that uses light alone to actively shape and control thermal landscapes at the nanoscale. The researchers were successful in using near-infrared laser to actively heat two gold nanorod antennae to different temperatures.