Grain boundaries determine how strong a material is: the more grain boundaries, the stronger the material. Grain boundaries move through a material, but how this movement works had until now remained ...

In a major advance applying insights from quantum physics to the inner workings of biology, a team of WashU researchers has ...

The human body may seem like a single, self-contained system, but it actually hosts trillions of microscopic organisms. These ...

Built from thickets of glucose, galactose, mannose and more, the glycome plays key roles in cell communication, immunity and ...

Cladosporium sphaerospermum, cultured at the Coimbra University Hospital Centre in Portugal. (Rui Tomé/Atlas of Mycology, ...

Researchers have visualized atoms in motion just before a radiation-driven decay process occurs, revealing a surprisingly ...

WashU researchers implanted nanodiamond quantum biosensors into living cells to measure mitochondrial magnetism and ...

Whether viewed under a microscope or measured with a teaspoon, the number 18 quietly connects scale and meaning. Nature seems ...

Hilary Coon, David Grunwald, and Chris Hill have been elected for their scientifically and socially distinguished ...

Scientists have created microlasers capable of detecting individual molecules and even single atomic ions, a development that ...

Shankar Mukherji and the team use a special microscope to look at nanodiamond sensors inside cells. (Photo: Sean Garcia/Arts ...

Jacobs School researchers have shown how an electron diffraction technique can quickly and efficiently create high-resolution ...