Drexel University is embarking on a three-year, $5-million multinational collaboration to produce MXene nanomaterials. The ...

Concentration polarization of ion-exchange membranes in electrodialysis units limits operational current densities to the underlimiting regime, preventing process intensification by simply increasing ...

Scientists have developed a membrane that can be tuned to selectively enhance or suppress ion flow, mimicking how living ...

In every living cell, there are membranes, and in every membrane there are proteins, each of which acts as a chemical ...

Researchers from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering and Northwestern University have turned ...

In living organisms, the cell membrane plays a crucial role. It’s not just a protective barrier—it also senses the ...

At some point during the evolution of life on Earth, inorganic matter became organic, nonliving matter became living. How ...

Homeostatic plasticity, the brain's method of preserving equilibrium in neural circuits, relies heavily on spontaneous ...

Today, scientists work to develop synthetic cells that mimic living cells, hoping to uncover clues that will help answer the ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Cells somehow evolved from primordial chemistry and their emergence depended on the co-evolution of the cytoplasm, a genetic system and the cell membrane. It is widely believed that the cytoplasm ...

What are sleeper cells, and how do they operate? Sleeper cells are spies or terrorists who operate in rival countries and remain inactive until they are essentially ordered to act.