{"title":"Stress-testing scientific narratives","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00434-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00434-6","url":null,"abstract":"Broad, field-level evaluations can test whether the narratives that organize a field still hold once evidence is aggregated across models, methods and contexts.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"287-287"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-026-00434-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686401","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A gut–liver axis governs the fate of drug delivery vectors","authors":"Sadra Bakhshandeh","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00436-4","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00436-4","url":null,"abstract":"An article in Science reports a previously unrecognized gut microbiota-driven endocrine circuit that maintains Kupffer cell activation, thereby dictating the systemic efficiency of therapies delivered by nanocarriers.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"300-300"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686407","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bioresorbable microneedles track organ health","authors":"Laura Schmid","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00432-8","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00432-8","url":null,"abstract":"An article in Nature Biomedical Engineering reports a bioresorbable flexible microneedle sensor array for continuous monitoring of organ function for at least 7 postoperative days.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"299-299"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The force awakens in mechanomedicine","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00413-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00413-x","url":null,"abstract":"Once largely a basic science discipline, mechanobiology has evolved into the field of mechanomedicine, shaping new approaches to disease detection, targeted therapies and tissue repair.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 3","pages":"205-205"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-026-00413-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147570403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Portable AI tool helps triage breast cancer risk","authors":"Christine-Maria Horejs","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00426-6","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00426-6","url":null,"abstract":"An article in Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment reports the clinical evaluation of JULIETA, a portable, non-invasive, radiation-free device that uses bioimpedance spectroscopy and artificial intelligence to identify electrical tissue patterns associated with potentially malignant breast changes.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"298-298"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flexible AI chips","authors":"Sadra Bakhshandeh","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00423-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00423-9","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes FLEXI, a thin, low-cost and highly durable flexible AI chip that boosts computing speed by 27.5× while cutting power use to one-third of that of previous flexible chips.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 3","pages":"215-215"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147570399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electronic hairs for prosthetic control","authors":"Caroline Beyer","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00421-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00421-x","url":null,"abstract":"An article in Nature Sensors reports the development of flexible, hair-like microelectrodes and explores their use in prothesis control.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 3","pages":"214-214"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147570398","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Responsible innovation in bioengineering","authors":"Shweta Agarwala","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00415-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00415-9","url":null,"abstract":"Bioengineering traditionally prioritizes device performance and reliability, treating environmental responsibility as an afterthought, thereby sidelining issues such as reversibility, equity and long-term environmental safety. Responsible innovation flips this hierarchy, placing sustainable design, built-in degradation and equitable distribution at the core from the beginning.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"291-292"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sex as a biological variable in biomedical engineering","authors":"","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00411-z","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00411-z","url":null,"abstract":"Integrating sex as a biological variable in bioengineering should not be viewed as a women’s health concern but as a requirement for reproducible, rigorous research that ultimately benefits everyone. But what does truly meaningful integration look like in practice?","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 2","pages":"99-100"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.nature.comhttps://www.nature.com/articles/s44222-026-00411-z.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146199486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Engineering long-term stability in soft bioelectronics for clinical translation","authors":"Yuhang Ye \u0000 (, ), Yuanwen Jiang \u0000 (, )","doi":"10.1038/s44222-026-00414-w","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s44222-026-00414-w","url":null,"abstract":"Soft bioelectronics promise seamless human–machine integration but typically struggle to maintain reliable functionalities under long-term exposure to the body’s dynamic environment. Identifying the full spectrum of failure modes, while implementing multidimensional strategies to enhancing long-term stability, is key to achieving clinical-grade stability.","PeriodicalId":74248,"journal":{"name":"Nature reviews bioengineering","volume":"4 4","pages":"293-295"},"PeriodicalIF":37.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147686406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}