Even under laboratory conditions, bacteria often show a high degree of phenotypic variability — cells within an isogenic population displaying variable expression patterns. Positive feedback within a ...

Bistable structures in nature are unparalleled for their fast response and force amplification even with the minutest physical stimulation. Harnessing bistability and instability to rapidly release ...

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ∼22-nucleotide regulatory RNAs derived from endogenous transcripts containing inverted repeats. Their predominant function is to repress the activity of cellular target ...

The proposed bistable gripper can maintain its grasp even without continuous energy input, while also being able to modulate its activation force, representing a new paradigm in robotic gripper design ...