3D in vivo OCM of juvenile Spongilla. Credit: Current Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2023.12.021 Did you know that sponges can move? While not exactly the champions of underwater acrobatics, ...
Some cells, such as immune cells, are highly mobile—they constantly remodel their shape, migrate toward a wound that needs to be closed or chase down bacteria in the bloodstream. This mobility is ...
How does your phone track its position in space? MEMS devices! Phones use small micro mechanical chips called MEMS, to monitor accelerations and rotations. These are fabricated using semiconductor ...
During carcinogenesis, the HPV genome integrates into the host genome, often disrupting the E2 gene, which normally suppresses E6 and E7 expression. HPV integration can occur randomly in the host ...
Researchers created a system that enables makers to incorporate sensors directly into rotational mechanisms with only one pass in a 3D printer. This gives rotational mechanisms like gearboxes the ...
Integrating sensors into rotational mechanisms could make it possible for engineers to build smart hinges that know when a door has been opened, or gears inside a motor that tell a mechanic how fast ...