Just as embroiderers, with needle and thread, can transform plain fabric into an intricate pattern, engineers can use lasers and polymers to create flexible, complex structures that could transform ...

Cells naturally exchange cytoplasmic components like proteins, RNA, and mitochondria, but scientists lack tools to control ...

Implanting living cells as long-term drug producers could transform treatment for numerous diseases, but it is difficult to house the tiny workers in quantities high enough to ensure dosage needs are ...

If your body needs a boost, the fix might already be in your phone. A new study from the University of Chicago taps an ingredient most often used in the lithium-ion batteries that power our devices to ...

A novel implantable biologics device that uses engineered cells to produce multiple therapies inside the body at once shows promise in animal models.

Researchers have developed a bioinspired conductive hydrogel called PEDOT:sGAGh that can simultaneously handle electrical signals and biochemical cues, letting scientists precisely control whether ...

Engineers use laser patterning and iron-oxide ink to control graphene growth on polymers, creating flexible microelectrodes that detect dopamine and serotonin.

A 3D printer that cooks only the ink and never the surface underneath it may sound like a parlor trick, but engineers at Rice ...

Synthetic DNA's incorporation into electronics is changing neuromorphic computing's methodology and is the new way of ...

This article explores innovations helping organoids reach their enormous potential. From vascularized tissues to fused assembloids and embedded bioelectronics, these miniature cell models are evolving ...

A research team, including Huanyu "Larry" Cheng, James L. Henderson Jr. Memorial Associate Professor of Engineering Science ...