A new study spearheaded by the Nottingham Trent University has helped clinicians to identify patients with aggressive leukaemia who will fail to respond to chemotherapy. The study will also assist in identifying patients that are most likely to benefit from a new immunotherapy.

Some, if not all, early sharks that lived 300 to 400 million years ago not only dropped their lower jaws downward but rotated them outwards when opening their mouths, paleontologists at the Universities of Zurich and Chicago have now shown using CT scanning and 3D printing.

Food is both a basic need and a valuable asset. In Germany, food manufacturers must meet high requirements in terms of safety and product quality. Read about the important contribution microscopic techniques make in quality control and R&D.

Scientists at Osaka University have developed a label-free method for identifying respiratory viruses based on changes in electrical current when they pass through silicon nanopores, which may lead to new rapid Covid-19 tests.

BASF has partnered with Tecnalia and together they have developed a technology for automated image recognition. This technology is expected to offer a more precise evaluation of the efficiency of new crop protection products.

Dolomite Microfluidics has partnered with Millipore Sigma to release new Nano Fabtx kits which will be used for the fabrication of PLGA particles for drug development and controlled drug release applications.

A team of researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed an innovative sensor called Tactile Resistive Annularly Cracked E-Skin (Trace) which can be used in wearable health technology devices or in robotics to recognise surface texture.

Researchers at Jacobs University discover new chemical compound class in fruit and vegetables. They are found in nightshade plants such as potatoes, eggplant, paprika and chilis, but also in numerous berries, in particular in gooseberries, as well as in strawberries and currants.

Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study by EPFL and the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has a major impact on the environment. Both short- and long-term solutions exist, however.

Insects offer a plethora of inspirational concepts for novel technologies. One such example has been studied by Dutch scientists: the antennae of moth. They could allow for new approaches to the development of microsensors.