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3D-bioprinting improved artificial blood vessels

The future: transplantable tissues customized to each patient’s needs or be used outside the body to develop safe, effective drugs

New molecular self-assembly process scales up from nanometers to millimeters

Nanoparticle thin films that self-assemble in one minute

Could generate new families of optical coatings for solar energy, nanoelectronics, and computer memory storage

A self-assembling protein nanocage

Could be used for targeted delivery of drugs, vaccine development, and electronic devices

How to build an optical invisibility cloak for a diffusive medium

Chatbot ‘Eugene Goostman’ passes Turing Test, Warwick claims

Improved supercapacitors for better batteries, electric vehicles

Provides two times more energy and power compared to supercapacitors commercially available today

ucr-supercapacitor

Wires that can store energy like batteries

Imagine being able to power a miniaturized smartphone in the fabric of your jacket, replacing bulky batteries

Sperm-inspired microrobots controlled by magnetic fields

May be useful for drug delivery, IVF, cell sorting, and nano/micro assembly

3D material that behaves like graphene discovered

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