Seeing 'living' nanofibers in real time
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 - 08:30
in Physics & Chemistry
The Greek goddess Psyche borrowed help from ants to sort a room full of different grains. Cells, on the other hand, do something similar without Olympian assistance, as they organize molecules into robust, functional fibers. Now scientists are able to see self-sorting phenomena happen in real time with artificial molecules.