The finding that compressive stress can trigger drug resistance in solid tumours may open up new strategies for treating cancer
Read article: Tumour compression could be responsible for chemotherapy resistance
Jianwu Dai explains how he moved from biophysics to cell biology and how his lab is recovering from the coronavirus pandemic
Read article: Growing the biomedical community in China
Peptides containing aromatic rings are especially diamagnetic when they combine to form microfibres, which might help explain magnetic sensitivity in animals
Read article: Self-assembled peptides exhibit surprisingly strong diamagnetism
Experiments shed light on the processes that transport molecules around the intracellular fluid
Read article: Quantum dots track two-dimensional diffusion in cells
New technique advances our understanding of bone nanostructure and how it relates to bone mechanics and bone disease
Read article: X-rays unearth novel nanofeatures in bone
Study could lead to better artificial spikes
Read article: From virus spikes to narwhal tusks, physicists discover universal design for stingers
Unjamming resembles the change in mechanical properties of healthy versus cancerous tissue
Read article: Active rotation plays a role in the jamming–unjamming transition in living cells
New hybrid technique produces detailed images of live biological cells
Read article: Biochemical quantitative phase imaging goes photothermal
Speaking loudly for just a minute broadcasts more than 1000 virions
Read article: Droplets created by speech could contribute to COVID-19 spread, new study suggests
Spectrometry technique offers a new way to classify biological particles
Read article: Nano-optomechanical resonator detects low-frequency bacteria vibrations
