C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News)

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15 October 2026 18:45

Polypropylene makes great sutures and surgical meshes because it is strong and biocompatible. Researchers have now used a laser to coat polypropylene medical devices with a forest of spiky carbon nanostructures that impart antibacterial properties. #chemsky 🧪

Nature Biotechnology

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15 October 2026 18:42

While mammalian delivery technologies are advancing to translation at an exceptional rate, delivery to plant tissues faces challenges, limiting their practical applications www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Cavendish Laboratory

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15 October 2026 18:41

The opening of the IonQ Quantum Innovation Centre at the RDC marks the next phase of Cambridge's corporate research partnership with IonQ. Nine projects will kick off the Centre, from scaling quantum computers to exploring applications in finance, engineering and cancer research: buff.ly/PageoMg

NYU Tandon

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15 October 2026 18:40

Mayor Mamdani announces new NYU Quantum Fabrication facility, New quantum degrees, Advancing the next generation of quantum sensing, computing, and communications can all be found in this week's NYU Engineering Explorations newsletter. #NYUTandonMade www.getdrip.com/broadcasts/2...

Science X / Phys.org

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17 July 2026 19:25

A vapor-deposited perovskite LED reached 21.9% external quantum efficiency with a 16.8 nm emission linewidth, among the best for this approach. Its X-type emitter guides crystal phase formation during deposition. doi.org/hcbznj