Schematic overview of the Human Pathology Atlas.
A systems-level approach enables analysis of the protein-coding genes of 17 different cancer types from ~8000 patients. Results are available in an interactive open-access database.

A new Pathology Atlas is launched today with an analysis of all human genes in all major cancers showing the consequence of their corresponding protein levels for overall patient survival. The difference in expression patterns of individual cancers observed in the study strongly reinforces the need for personalized cancer treatment based on precision medicine.

Published in Science1, the Atlas is based on the analysis of 17 main cancer types using data from 8,000 patients...

Researchers team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorous inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics. Credit: University of Cambridge

An international team has developed inks made of graphene-like materials for inkjet printing. New black phosphorus inks are compatible with conventional inkjet printing techniques for optoelectronics and photonics. Black phosphorus is a particularly interesting post-graphene nanomaterial for next generation devices. Yet despite remarkable performance in the lab, practical real-world exploitation of this material has been hindered by complex material fabrication and its poor environmental stability.

“Our inkjet printing demonstration makes possible for...

Self-healing rubber links permanent covalent bonds (red) with reversible hydrogen bonds (green). Credit: Image courtesy of Peter and Ryan Allen/Harvard SEAS

Potential applications include durable tires, wearable electronics, medical devices. Imagine a tire that could heal after being punctured or a rubber band that never snapped. Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have developed a new type of rubber that is as tough as natural rubber but can also self-heal.

Self-healing materials aren’t new – researchers at SEAS have developed self-healing hydrogels, which rely on water to incorporate reversible bonds that can promote healing...