A 3D-printed microfluidic bioreactor for organ-on-chip cell culture. Credit: Ikram Khan Small device contains wells to let small bits of tissue grow, develop, and be…
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The nucleocapsid phosphoprotein (blue) of SARS-CoV-2 (N) (grey) plays critical roles in multiple processes of the SARS-CoV-2 infection cycle, including replication and transcription, and packaging…
An illustration of the simple synthetic cell JCVI-syn3A. Credit: © Emily Pelletier New findings shed light on mechanisms controlling the most basic processes of life.…
An active carpet made of molecular motors (top) generates strong flows, which enhances the diffusion of nearby particles as modeled by the resulting flow fields…
Aerosol simulations show how airborne particles containing SARS-CoV-2 spread within a music classroom and how to use portable HEPA air purifiers to reduce their spread.…
A multiscale model of the complete SARS-CoV-2 virion has been developed for the first time using supercomputers. The model offers scientists the potential for new…
Electron microscopy image of DNA origami rotor arms, which are the faint orange “L’s” attached to the purple tracking particles. Credit: Image courtesy of Julene…
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help 10% of All Intensive Care Patients
Therapeutic Hypothermia: How Reducing Body Temperature Could Help 10% of All Intensive Care Patients
This drawing depicts surfactant (orange and yellow), which is a molecular layer at the interface of air and liquid in the lung that is essential…
Image of the SARS-CoV-2 spike in the active position. Dark blue glycans shield the spike from the immune system, participate in activation, and stabilize the…
How long-chain molecules are formed. Credit: © LMU LMU physicists demonstrate that fundamental characteristics of polymeric molecules, such as their subunit composition, are sufficient to…
Evidence That Earth’s First Cells – 3.8 Billion Years Ago – Could Have Made Specialized Compartments
Evidence That Earth’s First Cells – 3.8 Billion Years Ago – Could Have Made Specialized Compartments
“Protocells” containing bubble-like compartments formed spontaneously on a mineral-like and encapsulated fluorescent dye. This could have been what happened 3.8 billion years ago when cells…
Airflow patterns around two people conversing in typical situations, such as hair salons, medical exam rooms, and long-term care facilities. COVID-19 can spread from asymptomatic…
Fabricating nanoelectronic circuits of the future just got a lot more interesting, thanks to DNA origami. The quest for ever-smaller electronic components led an international…
Bitty Critter With A Giant Claw Lives Under the Dock at Duke Marine Lab The world’s most technologically advanced robots would lose in a competition…
Water droplet contact angle dramatically increases lasing emissions, from Qiao et al., doi 10.1117/1.AP.3.1.016003. Credit: Qiao et al. Lasing mechanism at the surface of water…
A sidewinder snake is shown in a sand-filled arena that researchers used to understand the unique motion they use to climb sandy slopes. Credit: Rob…
The sidewinder rattlesnake (Crotalus cerastes) is found in the deserts of the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Credit: Photo by Wolfgang Wuster Microscopic look…
Image captured in glass filming vessel. Credit: University of South Florida New research led by the University of South Florida has uncovered one of the…
Put to the test, impact from rotational deceleration causes tremendous egg yolk deformation. What causes brain concussions? Is it direct translational or rotational impact? This…
(a) Illustration of the structure of a nanodiamond quantum sensor coated with a pyrogenic polymer, and how it operates as a hybrid nanoheater/thermometer. (b) Electron…