Calcium oxide is a cheap, chalky chemical compound commonly used in the manufacturing of cement, plaster, paper, and steel. But the material may soon have a more high-tech application.

The overall structure of the THBS2 signature domain can be visually divided into three major features: the stalk, wire and globe (Fig. 1c and Supplementary Fig. 1 online).The stalk comprises the ...

Even the well-known can sometimes surprise. Calcium carbonate (CaCO 3), also known colloquially as lime or chalk, is a mineral that has already been thoroughly analysed by chemists.But chemistry books ...

Single-molecule technique captures calcium sensor calmodulin in action Unknown workings of a signaling protein unfold in the hands of biophysicists, through atomic-force spectroscopy ...