A laser-based system that can create mesh-like structures in a dish that resemble the cytoskeletons of cells has been developed by two RIKEN researchers. They demonstrated its usefulness for research ...

A machine-learning model trained on fewer than 300 molecules has flagged diatomic pairs with record-high electric dipole ...

Scientists have developed a network of mechanical motors that mimic the molecular machinery underpinning human muscle ...

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Arthur Middleton Elementary in Waldorf lands a $4,000 micro-grant from United Way of Southern Maryland for a 10-session applied physics after-school program, where students build Rube Goldberg ...

Every second, hundreds to thousands of molecules move through thousands of nuclear pores in each of your cells. A new high-definition view reveals the machine in action.

On September 19, 1982, Carnegie Mellon University computer science research assistant professor Scott Fahlman posted a message to the university’s bulletin board software that would later come to ...

Parisa Khodabakhshi is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics in Lehigh University’s P.C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science. Prior to joining the Lehigh faculty ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Since the prize announcement, cheers and excitement have surrounded the home ...