When two mesh screens or fabrics are overlapped with a slight offset, moiré patterns emerge as a result of interference caused by the misalignment of the grids. While these patterns are commonly recognized as optical illusions ...
Nanophysics
Aug 13, 2025
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Scientists have identified a new type of protein in bacteria that could change our understanding of how these organisms interact with their environments.
Cell & Microbiology
Jul 7, 2025
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Tunneling is a peculiar quantum phenomenon with no classical counterpart. It plays an essential role for strong field phenomena in atoms and molecules interacting with intense lasers. Processes such as high-order harmonic ...
Optics & Photonics
Jun 3, 2025
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The calcitic layers of the eggshells of archosaurs (including crocodilians and birds) and turtles are composed of distinctive crystalline structures known as eggshell units. Those growing from the shell membrane are called ...
Evolution
May 30, 2025
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Superconductivity—the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with no energy loss—holds immense promise for new technologies from lossless power grids to advanced quantum devices.
Condensed Matter
Apr 9, 2025
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Bacterial pathogens, such as those causing rice bacterial blight, tomato bacterial wilt, and kiwifruit bacterial canker, pose significant threats to global agriculture. However, effective pesticides to control these diseases ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Mar 3, 2025
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Researchers have found that a two-dimensional carbon material is tougher than graphene and resists cracking—even the strongest crack under pressure, a problem materials scientists have long been grappling with. For instance, ...
Nanomaterials
Feb 18, 2025
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Viruses, like those that cause COVID-19 or HIV, are formidable opponents once they invade our bodies. Antiviral treatments strive to block a virus or halt its replication. However, viruses are dynamic—constantly evolving ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Feb 17, 2025
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Recent advancements in understanding the molecular basis of the prostaglandin D2 receptor (DP2) have significant implications for developing new anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic therapeutics. DP2, as a G protein-coupled ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 18, 2024
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The lab of Hassane Mchaourab, director of the Center for Applied Artificial Intelligence in Protein Dynamics and professor of molecular physiology and biophysics, has developed a methodological blueprint that couples experimental ...
Biotechnology
Dec 5, 2024
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