Metamorphic proteins can be thought of as the "shapeshifters" of human, animal and bacterial cells. Their ability to drastically switch between two different shapes enables them to adapt to changing ...

In nanomaterials, shape is destiny. That is, the geometry of the particle in the material defines the physical characteristics of the resulting material. "A crystal made of nano-ball bearings will ...

Shapeshifting has been a common theme in ancient mythology as well as modern folklore (i.e. comic books). It may help if you keep Terminator 2000 from T3 or Mystique from X-Men in mind as you think ...

Researchers at the Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications in China have created a shapeshifting battery that can be stretched upwards of 5,000 percent. The highly flexible battery could ...

Researchers suggest that many metamorphic proteins have an 'underlying temperature dependence.' If confirmed, this would mean that temperature -- and cold temperature in particular -- plays a ...