New research illuminates the properties of protein-RNA droplets
Liquid droplets of protein and RNA have traits reminiscent of a childhood joy: Silly Putty.
Soft Matter
Nov 16, 2021
0
195
Page 15 - News tagged with droplets
Tiny droplets offer glimpse of real life inside a living cell
The inside of a cell is a busy, crowded place—full of proteins and other molecules colliding as they swirl through the cytosol, the fluid that fills the cell. The interactions between these molecules drive the cell's activities. ...
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 10, 2021
0
48
Nature-inspired coatings could power tiny chemistry labs for medical testing and more
A newly developed coating that allows for certain liquids to move across surfaces without fluid loss could usher in new advances in a range of fields, including medical testing.
Materials Science
Oct 22, 2021
0
187
Scientists discover how bacteria use liquid protein droplets to overcome stress
Scientists have revealed how bacteria make tiny liquid droplets from proteins to help them survive harsh environments and thus reduce their chances of being killed by antibiotics.
Molecular & Computational biology
Oct 20, 2021
0
61
Research on levitating oil droplets may help reduce air pollution
Research using sound waves to suspend oil droplets has shown that the air pollution coming from the tiny droplets may be impacting larger areas of the environment.
Soft Matter
Oct 13, 2021
0
8
Team develops computationally quick approach to predict molten droplet solidification on a solid surface
Gas turbine engines in planes provide the required thrust by sucking in air, heating it to very high temperatures in a combustion chamber, and finally exhausting it at high velocities. As they operate, small inorganic particles ...
Soft Matter
Oct 12, 2021
0
29
Ocean life helps produce clouds, but existing clouds keep new ones at bay
Stand on the ocean's shore and take a big whiff of the salt spray and you'll smell the unmistakably pungent scent of the sea. That ripe, almost rotting smell? That's sulfur.
Earth Sciences
Oct 11, 2021
2
540
Growing droplets in the matrix
The mechanism of molecular self-organization was assessed in a new model by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization (MPIDS). In their study, they simulated how environmental factors such ...
Soft Matter
Oct 4, 2021
0
17
Does pollution make thunderstorms more severe?
A team of atmospheric scientists from around the nation is descending on the Houston, Texas, area for the next 14 months to seek answers to a vexing question: Do tiny specks of soot, dust, smoke, and other particles suspended ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 27, 2021
2
214
Answering a century-old question on the origins of life
The missing link isn't a not-yet-discovered fossil, after all. It's a tiny, self-replicating globule called a coacervate droplet, developed by two researchers in Japan to represent the evolution of chemistry into biology.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 27, 2021
1
81
