They have now confirmed that the distinctive geometric shapes of some clusters, as well as the irregularity of amorphous structures, can be fully identified mathematically. The insights gathered by ...

Nanotubes of the right diameter can prompt water inside to solidify into a square tube, transitioning into a kind of ice. The discovery could lead to new types of nanochannels devices, like nanoscale ...

Francisco Castro won professional recognition for his Mechanical Engineering Outstanding PhD Dissertation in 2009. His research interests include the mechanical characterization of polymers, ...

Sometimes proteins misfold. When that happens in the human brain, the pileup of misfolded proteins can lead to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS. Proteins do not ...

The Hubble Space Telescope has been scouring the heavens from space for more than 30 years, making it one of the greatest success stories in astronomy. The latest notch in Hubble’s belt is the ...

Our built environments tend to feel harsh and angular, defined by straight lines and strict rectilinear geometries. But look to nature and our own bodies, and you’ll find soft, amorphous shapes that ...