Polymersomes and related self-assembled nanostructures displaying Aggregation-Induced Emission (AIE) are highly relevant for plenty of applications in imaging, biology and functional devices. Experimentally simple, scalable ...

Pathogenic bacteria have the ability to develop antibiotic resistance mechanisms. Their action consists mainly in the production of bacterial enzymes that inactivate antibiotics or the appearance of modifications that ...

The term “innovation” is core to modern science and society with respect to novelty, creation and added value, yet it is also a source of misunderstandings. We aim herein at the clarification of the different approaches ...

Efficient ventilation in hospital airborne isolation rooms is important vis-à-vis decreasing the risk of cross infection and reducing energy consumption. This paper analyses the suitability of using a displacement ventilation ...

The growing demand for fossil fuels, the rise in their price and many environmental concerns strengthen the incessant search for fuel alternatives. Recently, traffic noise has been described as a threat to human health and ...

Biomineralization is of paramount importance for life on Earth. The delicate balance of physicochemical interac-tions at the interface between organic and inorganic matter during all stages of biomineralization resembles ...