Science news articles about 'shape matters'

Shape matters, even in hearing. Specifically, it is the shape of the cochlea - the snail-shell-shaped organ in the inner ear that converts sound waves into nerve impulses that the brain deciphers - ...

... . But now, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have shown that shape matters even more — a finding that could lead to new and more effective methods for treating cancer and ...

... the external magnetic fields have a strong impact on the magnetic behavior of both nanoparticle shapes. But their group interactions are somewhat different. As the strength of the external field is ...

New studies show that changing the shape of cobalt nanoparticles from spherical to cubic can fundamentally change their behavior.