Mysterious cellular droplets come into focus
University of Illinois biophysicists use Frontera supercomputer to study the formation and behavior of biological condensatesCredit: Han-Yi Chou, University of ...
Tag: Biomechanics/Biophysics
Chemotherapy drug more effective when combined with microbubbles
Administering a smaller, less toxic dose of DOX, along with intravenous perfluocarbon, shows tumor regression, reduces recurrence, and is less ...
Older women with type 2 diabetes have different patterns of blood use in their brains
Pattern relates to sensory motor problems in hands, feetCredit: University of Houston A University of Houston researcher is reporting that ...
Recharging N95 masks for continued usage
Restoring the filtration efficiency of N95 masks after they have been cleaned -- opening the door for smart masks.Credit: Tata ...
Brain’s immune cells promising cellular target for therapeutics
Microglia brain cells can be targeted with nanomedicines to tamp down uncontrolled inflammation activation, which causes neurodegenerative diseasesCredit: Nanxia Zhao ...
How to imitate natural spring-loaded snapping movement without losing energy
UMass Amherst materials scientists outline fundamental physics of bending into a snapCredit: UMass Amherst AMHERST, Mass. - Venus flytraps do ...
Cell division: Cleaning the nucleus without detergents
Credit: ©Gerlich lab/IMBA Organization of cells into specific compartments is critical for their function. For instance, by separating the nucleus ...
How mechanical forces nudge tumors toward malignancy
Credit: Laboratory of Cell Biology and Development at The Rockefeller University All cancers are the result of cells that have ...
Subtypes and developmental pathways of innate T cells identified
Credit: You Jeong Lee, Sanguk Kim (POSTECH) There are memory cells that remember previously encountered pathogens and help to react ...
Detecting small amounts of virus in early infections
Device could preconcentrate samples from COVID-19 patients in asymptomatic stages of the disease, providing early detection capabilityCredit: Amy Drexelius WASHINGTON, ...
Low-cost, fly footpad-like adhesive structure capable of repeated attachment/detachment
Recycle-compatible, environmentally friendly technology inspired by footpad formation mechanism during fly's pupal metamorphosisCredit: Hokkaido University of Education NIMS, HUE and ...
Engineers use heat-free technology to make metallic replicas of a rose’s surface texture
Credit: Photo courtesy of Martin Thuo and his research group. AMES, Iowa - Nature has worked for eons to perfect ...
Carnegie Mellon named NSF planning institute for artificial intelligence in physics
Credit: Carnegie Mellon University Carnegie Mellon University has received a $500,000 planning grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to ...
Study of Asia’s hillstream loaches reveals keys to fish family’s land-walking abilities
Researchers have reconstructed the ancestral relationships of the hillstream loach family tree, detailing for the first time a range of ...
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