When a user pulls the string, the structure moves smoothly into its final 3D form. If the user releases the string, the ...

What do the convolutions of the brain, the emergence of wrinkles, the formation of mountain chains, and fingerprints have in common? All these structures, albeit very different, result from the same ...

DNA can assume a variety of secondary structures aside from the canonical B-form. Sequences capable of forming these alternative structures in vitro are often sites of genomic instability in vivo.

A team of researchers at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Princeton University, and Brandeis University recently demonstrated the ability of clay to assemble itself into ...

Fabian Oefner blends science and art by mixing water colors with ferrofluids in a magnetic field. Fabian Oefner is a Swiss photographer who explores the interplay of science and art. Earlier this year ...

Chemists have discovered that pointy gold tetrahedrons self-assemble into 2D chiral superlattices. The structures could be useful metamaterials. Tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles are interesting enough ...

An oligosaccharide is a small polymer that typically has three to ten individual sugar molecules. Most naturally occurring oligosaccharides can be found in plants. For example, Raffinose, a ...

Courtesy of AADRL, AA School, London, UK. Architecture can be built with compressive elements and with tensile elements, but few materials have the ability to be stretched and also retain compressive ...

Airbus’ latest futuristic cabin-design ideas, covering the period beyond 2035, are focused on sustainability and include bionic design, reusable materials, more transparent passenger information and ...