When densely packed, long molecular chains, such as chromosomes, in living cells can crawl past their neighbours, computer ...

Atomic force microscopy reveals three distinct dynamic states in individual polymer chain segments on surfaces, challenging ...

Polymer-based adhesives are essential for bonding lightweight materials used in transportation; however, how individual polymer chains behave at solid interfaces has remained unclear. In a recent ...

Kyushu University researchers have directly observed, for the first time, how individual polymers—chain-like molecules—behave when in contact with solid surfaces. Published in the Journal of the ...

Scientists offer new insight into how the body detects light touch and how disruptions in that process may contribute to sensory disorders.