Atomic Force Spectroscopy generates a voltage time trace which contains physical information of the sample under study. This information is hidden in the trace and a central challenge is the recovery of a force vs. ...

When one thinks about a mathematical function, one often conjures up a picture of its graph. For example, one usually identifies the function f(x) = x 2 with a graph of a parabola. In the field of mathematical analysis, ...

“Aye be whaur/Extremes meet,” Hugh MacDiarmid’s Drunk Man declared in his seminal poem A Drunk Man Looks at the Thistle.1 “[I]t’s the only way I ken/To dodge the curst conceit o’ bein’ richt/That damns the vast majority ...

The antiparallel, double helix structure of DNA symbolizes the evolution of the biblical rite of circumcision, brit milah. Established as a testimony to the eternal covenant between God and Abraham, the practice has ...

We consider a charged ring probed by the tip sensor of an Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) and present a method to measure, from the force-vs.-separation curve, the charge and size of the ring. A number of systems of nano- ...

We take motion for granted. As you flipped the cover page to this paper or scrolled down on your computer screen by moving a computer mouse, you probably did not calculate the exact trajectory of your hand and think about ...

Hard tissue gives the body its shape and structure and literally provides its backbone. Mineralized tissue, including bone and tooth enamel, is composed of minerals whose hardness and brittleness can be attributed to its ...

Chiral control of crystallization has ample precedent in the small-molecule world, but relatively little work has been carried out to investigate the role of chirality in protein crystallization. In this study, lysozyme ...

On June 26, 1889, Major John Mason returned to Connecticut. Dead for over two centuries, the English military leader and colonial politician received immortality on this day in a twenty-three ton, granite memorial statue, ...

Crystallizing proteins is challenging because it entails selecting appropriately a myriad of different variables. One of these variables is the type of precipitant used. Our lab uses a unique approach of using chiral ...