Like all living things, bacteria adapt to survive. Over time, bacteria have been developing resistance to common antibiotics and disinfectants, which poses a growing problem for health care and ...

Bacteria come in a surprising variety of shapes: the more commonly known are coccus, bacillus. But curved cell shapes are also widespread among bacteria and important for cellular motility, virulence, ...

The helix is a popular shape in engineering. It is used in our screws to ensure a strong hold, in our springs to store mechanical energy, even in our pastas to capture the right amount of sauce. It is ...

image: Researchers from the University of Tsukuba used a liquid crystal structure assembled from linear viruses as a template for synthesizing conducting polymer. Polypyrrole was grown from a helical ...

Recently-published research from an international team of physicists reveals how the three-dimensional shape of rigid microscopic filaments determines their dynamics when suspended in water, and how ...

With temperatures rising, people across the country are heading outdoors to garden, hike, swim and revel in the sunshine. But there's a hidden danger in the tall grass and brush—ticks carrying ...

(Nanowerk News) Recently-published research from an international team of physicists reveals how the three-dimensional shape of rigid microscopic filaments determines their dynamics when suspended in ...