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Motor neuron disorders involve complex interactions between multiple CNS cell types, which are challenging to model in 2D in vitro conditions. Frizzi and colleagues describe recent advances in induced ...

Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are needed for high-definition displays with wide colour range. Efficient, stable and colour-saturated blue LEDs containing emitters made of perovskites have now been ...