Cholera Bacteria Injected in a Soft Gel Shed Light on the Mechanics of How Growing Bodies Respond to Confinement

Medicine & Technology Jan 06, 2022

Researchers from MIT and Yale University have developed a theoretical framework with the help of bacteria to show how growing bodies respond to confined spaces.

NanoGear: An Interlocking Mechanical System in the Molecular Scale

May 18, 2021

Gears and transmission systems are among the most widely used mechanical systems today, and a new study could take its basic concepts down to the molecular level.

Researchers Tackle Centuries-Old Physics Problem With New Theory

Apr 13, 2021

A new theory addresses the "three-body problem," a centuries-old problem in physics and classical mechanics that predicts the motion of three gravitating bodies in space consistent with Newton's laws of motion and universal gravitation.

Researchers Shed Light on How Cells Keep Moving Without Sticking to Surfaces

Jan 19, 2021

Cell velocity has long been speculated to be affected by the adhesive potential of the surface underneath it, although the exact mechanisms remain unknown. Now, a new study has answered this decades-long question.