Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Environmental dimensions of the protein corona
Our understanding of how biomolecules redirect the fate and impact of nanomaterials in the environment is rapidly advancing. We present the emerging work, along with our perspective on next steps in eco-corona studies.
Can vital signs help us distinguish between Influeza vs. COVID?
Our study illustrates the potential of ML models for accurately distinguishing the hemodynamic presentations of the two viral infections. This may have utility as a diagnostic tool to aid healthcare workers in triaging patients as the viral infections start co-circulating in the communities.
Low-temperature group V diffusion doping in highly efficient-CdSeTe solar cells
Here we report a new CdTe solar cell doping approach with great potential using a solution method via an ex-situ diffusion technique at low temperature (<230 ºC). The As doped CdSeTe solar cells with a decent efficiency of 18% and a breakthrough activation ratio of ~ 5.88% are obtained.
Cancer Screening and Density (CaScaDe): Understanding the ability of breast density to predict breast cancer in pursuit of personalized screening
Breast cancer in women is the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide with over 2 million new cases and nearly 700 000 deaths from breast cancer in 2020 (1).
Our paper explores if we can be smarter about reducing mortality by targeting screening resources to women who are most likely to benefit.
Boosting power densities of solid oxide fuel cells through nanoengineering
Using an innovative cell architecture utilizing nanoengineered cathode layers, we report attainment of superior current densities for anode-supported solid oxide fuel cells.
Synthetic biology: Bottom-up meets top-down
We used proton gradients from top-down engineered light-harvesting E. coli to actuate DNA origami nanostructures. The DNA origami, in turn, controls the deformation of bottom-up assembled synthetic cells.
