Biomechanics/Biophysics

Equations describe chemical reactions responsible for the formation of protein aggregates associated with illnesses like Alzheimer's diseaseCredit: Alexander J. Dear WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 -- Amyloids are aggregates consisting of…

Researchers review promising new nanomaterials that can be used in cancer diagnosis and as MRI contrast agentsCredit: Celia Sousa WASHINGTON, January 28, 2020 -- Small magnetic objects, which have been used successfully in technological…

Credit: Image: Christina Zelmer, University of Basel, and Evi Bieler, Swiss Nanoscience Institute. An interdisciplinary team from the University of Basel in Switzerland has succeeded in creating a direct path for artificial nanocontainers…

Credit: Bryan Smith, Michigan State University Michigan State University and Stanford University scientists have invented a nanoparticle that eats away - from the inside out - portions of plaques that cause heart attacks. Bryan…

Credit: Graphic by Jason Drees The design of sophisticated new materials is undergoing brisk technological advancement. Innovations in material science promise transformative improvements in industries ranging from energy…

It is a rather trivial statement: if you want to enter the house through a door, it is best to take a key in your hand, open and go inside. But if you have no idea what the key looks like or where it is hidden - under the doormat, on the…

John Drazan, a postdoctoral fellow in the University of Pennsylvania's Human Motion Lab, will receive the 2020 Early Career Award for Public Engagement with Science, presented by the American Association for the Advancement of Science to…

Researchers use virtual reality to show that people plan their movements and anticipate the force of gravity by 'seeing it' through visual cues rather than 'feeling it' Gravity is the unseen force that dominates our entire lives. It's what…

Thin film studies are suggested as a fast and reliable method to determine the degradation of complex biomacromoleculesCredit: Copyright: HZG/Institute of Biomaterial Science The results have been reported today in the first issue of the…

Credit: Hyung Joon Cha Among the Marvel characters, Spider-man has been the most popular character for the longest time of its history. The most attractive superpower of the Spider-man is that he shoots sticky spider webs to cling to walls…