Chemistry

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Mirror Images

04.12.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nanoscience, Materials Science, Structural Biology

The optics of a unique underwater visual system are revealed

friction

Geometry Matters in Friction

06.11.2017

Theoretical Physics, Materials Science

A new theory explains why and how asymmetry in the bulk geometry of sliding bodies can weaken the friction between them

Nanoallotropes of gold viewed with transmission electron microscopy (top) and electron tomography (bottom)

All That Glitters on the Nanoscale

30.10.2017

Nanoscience, Materials Science

A new method for fabricating nanostructured metals may lead to smaller electronic devices

The hourglass like energy-momentum relation in a Weyl material

Closer to Understanding the Mysteries of the Universe

04.09.2017

Astrophysics, Particle Physics, Materials Science

In Dr. Binghai Yan’s research, novel materials pave the way to new discoveries in physics

Fluorescently labeled actin in a cell exhibiting circular ruffled membrane structures

Reshaping the Surface: Wave Fronts Ruffle the Cell Membrane

28.08.2017

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Structural Biology

A new model for the formation of crucial membrane structures revises the picture of cell dynamics

wavy trajectory

The Breaking Point

23.08.2017

Materials Science

What happens at the moving edge of crack?

filaments

Lego Proteins Revealed

23.08.2017

Biochemistry, Molecular and Cell Biology, Evolution and Development, Nanoscience, Structural Biology

Self-assembling protein complexes based on a single mutation could provide scaffolding for nanostructures

Red, blue, green in nanolenses

Nanomaterials Offer a New Approach to Correcting Color

07.08.2017

Lasers & Optics, Nano Physics, Nanoscience, Materials Science

Computer designed nanostructures do away with the need for multiple lenses

Yonath and resistant ribosome

Antibiotic Resistance in 3D

03.08.2017

Biochemistry, Systems Biology, Viruses & Microorganisms, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics, Structural Biology

Understanding how the bacteria gets around a common drug may help develop new ones to combat a growing threat

infrared silkworm

Microscopic Silk Cocoons May Facilitate Drug Design

20.07.2017

Biochemistry, Materials Science, Diagnostic Techniques and Drugs

Microfluidics technology enables silk protein capsules to self-assemble

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