Johns Hopkins engineers have developed gel strips that change shape when given chemical instructions written in DNA code. These "gel automata," measuring just centimeters, can grow or shrink ...

The sequence of the amino acids is important as this dictate the molecular shape of the peptide and its function, for example binding to a molecule, ion or a surface, ...

Catching aromaticity in the act: Direct real-time tracking of how 'excited-state aromaticity' drives molecular shape changes. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com ...

Mar 14, 2023: Researchers visualize self-assembly of peptides at unprecedented molecular resolution (Nanowerk News) In a study recently published in the journal ACS Nano ("Molecular Scale Structure ...

The shape of nanoparticles depends on the choice of solvent and temperature during their growth, but the seed particles that form first are too small to measure accurately. Researchers have ...

The T-1000 in Terminator 2 could change shape at will, morph its hands into blades or turn parts of its body into a fluid to move through metal bars. “I saw this movie when I was a child—it ...

Hormone levels fluctuate like the tides, ebbing and flowing according to carefully orchestrated cycles. These hormones not only influence the body, but can cross into the brain and shape the ...

Shape changes happen all the time in nature, from the development of embryos to the growth and aging of organisms. In creating the gels, the researchers were inspired by living systems that use ...