Molecular interfaces formed between metals and molecular compounds have enormous potential as building blocks for future opto-electronics and spin-electronics devices. Transition metal phthalocyanine and porphyrin complexes are promising components for such interfaces.

Predictive, preventive, personalized and participatory medicine (P4) is the healthcare of the future. However, large-scale research studies towards better diagnoses and targeted therapies are currently hampered by data privacy and security concerns. New global collaborative research has developed a solution to these challenges.

A protective layer of epoxy resin helps prevent the leakage of pollutants from perovskite solar cells (PSCs), report scientists from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (Oist). Adding a “self-healing” polymer to the top of a PSC can radically reduce how much lead it discharges into the environment. This gives a strong boost to prospects for commercializing the technology.

The sharpest images ever of living bacteria have been recorded by UCL researchers, revealing the complex architecture of the protective layer that surrounds many bacteria and makes them harder to be killed by antibiotics. The study reveals that bacteria with protective outer layers — called Gram-negative bacteria — may have stronger and weaker spots on their surface.

Coal ash is the unwanted but widely present residue of coal-fired power. Rare-earth metals are used for a variety of high-tech equipment from smartphones to submarines. The separation method, which uses carbon dioxide, water and food-grade citric acid, is the subject of a Sandia National Laboratories patent application.

Labtwin launched its new open API solution that aims at connecting scientists with data sources both inside and outside of the lab. The tool is to enable scientists to instantly access external databases as well as data streams from other sources such as lab equipment and informatics systems.

A document, written by the Italian Ministry of Health and some experts on in silico medicine — among which the CEO of In Silico Trials — highlights the strengths of these new methods to allow a faster adoption in the national health system.

Peak Scientific relocated to a new office facility in Singapore on 11 June 2019. The move follows the global company’s recent plans for introducing increased capacity to support growth in its Asian markets.

Based on over two decades of practical experience in the area of Laser Light Scattering, Postnova has developed the PN3621 Mals — Multi-Angle Light Scattering detector series. According to the manufacturer, the new model is a new type of high performance Mals detector system with a unique range of specifications.