Cilia are micrometer-sized biological structures that occur frequently in nature. Their characteristic high-frequency, ...

Structural genomics efforts are already producing a quarter of all 'new' macromolecular structures (<30% sequence identity to previously solved structures) and are stimulating development of ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Since Robert Hooke’s first description of a cell in Micrographia 350 years ago, microscopy has played an important role in understanding the rules of life. However, the smallest ...

The research was conducted by EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), the Institute of Molecular Systems Biology ETH Zurich, and the School of Biological Sciences Seoul National ...

To build the world’s most cutting-edge nanotechnologies, engineers rely on lithography — a printing concept dating from the late 1700s that has evolved into an ultra-modern fabrication technology. Now ...

A University of Missouri researcher has created a computer program that can unravel the mysteries of how proteins work together — giving scientists valuable insights to better prevent, diagnose and ...

Spirit AeroSystems’ Inflexion technology enables manufacture of large, complex composite aerostructures in one continuous piece that are lighter, more affordable and more efficient. SOURCE: Spirit ...

Robust and damage tolerant concepts for TPS and hot structures, which can be manufactured, installed and maintained at low cost are the mainspring of development. The characteristics of C/C-SiC fiber ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – An innovation that helps speed the design of fishing rods, skis and cell phone electronics soon will help NASA do its work in space. AnalySwift LLC, a Purdue ...