Living surfaces self-organize
Here’s a new recipe from Jeffrey Brinker of the University of New Mexico (P42 1) Mix together water, alcohol, detergent, silica and a good dollop of single-cell organisms. Dip in a substrate of ...
Read article: Bacterium battles against the current
Bacterium battles against the current
Unusual ability could help spread infection
Read article: Maxwell’s demon tamed
Maxwell’s demon tamed
Information ratchet drives particles away from equilibrium
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Tropical beetle has the brightest whites
Irregular structure the key to insect's brilliance
The quantum nose
Electron tunnelling could play an important role in how we smell
Read article: Fish cells swim circles around physics lab
Fish cells swim circles around physics lab
Simple interactions keep single cells on course
Read article: Climbing plants get wrapped up
Climbing plants get wrapped up
Researchers discover how climbing plants twine
Read article: Virus boosts nanoparticle memory
Virus boosts nanoparticle memory
Computers of the future could be infected with the tobacco mosaic virus
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Stresses determine the shape of life
The physics of microtubules could explain why patterns form in living organisms
Read article: Shedding light on biomaterials
Shedding light on biomaterials
Scattering is responsible for guiding light in biological materials
