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Micro-environmental influences on artificial micromotors
read moreNew York | Heidelberg, 31 March 2021
New experiments reveal the characteristic ways in which self-propelled ‘Janus particles’ with charged coatings will slide across or move away from charged boundaries in their surrounding environments. -
Effective Field Theories and the Nature of the Universe
read moreNew York | Heidelberg, 23 March 2021
Effective Field Theories were introduced to simplify the mathematics involved in unifying interactions into the Standard Model of particle physics. An article in EPJ H presents Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg’s recent lecture on the development of these theories. -
Modelling speed-ups in nutrient-seeking bacteria
read moreNew York | Heidelberg, 17 March 2021
By considering how some bacteria will swim faster within higher nutrient concentrations, researchers have created a more accurate model of how these microbes search for nutrients