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Cellular tornadoes and how they shape our organs
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Cellular tornadoes and how they shape our organs

During development our organs take different distinct shapes. Recent results from our lab showed that under certain circumstances muscle cells collectively...

3 min read4,212 views
Tiny molecular probes reveal invisible forces inside cells
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Tiny molecular probes reveal invisible forces inside cells

Tiny fluorescent molecules, inspired by the color-changing lobster pigment, have been developed to visualize and measure the tension of various cellular...

4 min read6,157 views
Math reveals the evolution of composition in paintings
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Math reveals the evolution of composition in paintings

Can we distinguish between Baroque period paintings and Impressionist paintings by only looking at the horizon’s position? We mathematically analyzed the...

4 min read5,683 views
Unveiling the secrets of ancient Egyptian ink
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Unveiling the secrets of ancient Egyptian ink

At the dawn of recorded history, ancient Egyptians already used different colors of inks to highlight important messages on papyri. We studied the composition...

4 min read26,975 views
Non-cuttable material inspired by seashells
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Non-cuttable material inspired by seashells

We created the first non-cuttable material by mimicking the unique shell structures of the abalone sea creature. The material dynamically interacts with...

4 min read3,672 views
How an artificial intelligence bends a single molecule
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How an artificial intelligence bends a single molecule

Nature often inspires scientists to engineer molecules for cutting-edge technologies like quantum computers. However, it has been challenging to handle...

5 min read3,823 views
What can land-free Earth teach us about climate evolution?
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What can land-free Earth teach us about climate evolution?

The Earth’s climate is a complex, dynamic system and understanding of how it evolves still poses challenges. In a new study, researchers simplified Earth to a...

4 min read4,323 views
Strip it out and build it back! Engineering a morphogen gradient
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Strip it out and build it back! Engineering a morphogen gradient

Morphogens are biological molecules that instruct patterning in developing tissues. We used an artificial morphogen to guide development in the fruit fly wing....

4 min read4,084 views
How an artificial molecular machine pumps in nanoscale
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How an artificial molecular machine pumps in nanoscale

Chemists tend to take inspiration for innovation from nature. A team led by the Nobel Prize winner J. Fraser Stoddart developed a fully artificial molecular...

4 min read4,145 views
The World’s Longest Nanoscale Chain
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The World’s Longest Nanoscale Chain

Polycatenanes are tiny chains, made by linking cyclic molecules together in a chain without using chemical bonds. They have been attracting attention as a...

3 min read5,149 views