The silicified cell walls of diatoms have inspired the interest of researchers for several centuries,
and our understanding of their properties and formation has developed in synch with the …

Conspectus Sensors are ubiquitous, and their importance is only going to increase across
many areas of modern technology. In this respect, hydrogen gas (H 2 ) sensors are no …

Diatoms are known for their intricate, silicified cell walls (frustules). Silica polymerization occurs
in a compartment called the silica deposition vesicle (SDV) and it was proposed that the …

Diatom silica cell walls present an intriguing application of biomineralization in a single
celled organism. The ability of diatoms to make an enormous variety of silica structures on the …

The transient activation of inflammatory networks is required for adipose tissue remodeling
including the “browning” of white fat in response to stimuli such as β3-adrenergic receptor …

Hydrogen (H 2 ) sensors that can be produced en masse with cost-effective manufacturing
tools are critical for enabling safety in the emerging hydrogen economy. The use of melt-…

Gold and silver nanoparticles (NP) exhibit unique optical properties in the visible range of
the electromagnetic spectrum where the incident light excites coherent collective electron …

Nanoplasmonic hydrogen sensors are predicted to play a key role in safety systems of the
emerging hydrogen economy. Pd nanoparticles are the active material of choice for sensor …

Objective Extracellular matrix remodeling is required for adipose expansion under increased
caloric intake. In turn, inhibited expandability due to aberrant collagen deposition promotes …

Femtosecond (fs) pulsed laser irradiation techniques have attracted interest as a photonic
approach for the selective inactivation of virus contaminations in biological samples. …