Cell-sized hydrogel beads that release signalling molecules from defined positions, recreating the concentration gradients cells use to determine their identity during development.

A field-deployable digital droplet LAMP platform for absolute nucleic acid quantification, built on simple physically-generated emulsions instead of costly microfluidic chips and fluorinated surfactants.

A synthetic membrane pore built from DNA whose gating noise can be programmed directly at the sequence level, turning stochasticity from an experimental nuisance into a designable parameter.