Disclinations were first observed in mesomorphic phases. They were later found relevant to
a number of ill-ordered condensed-matter media involving continuous symmetries or …

An astonishingly broad application potential in biotechnology, biomimetics, and
nanotechnology is revealed by studies on the structure, chemistry, biosynthesis, genetics …

抄録< jats: p> Phyllotaxis, the study of the patterns exhibited by leaves and other organs of
plants, raises some of the deepest questions of plant morphogenesis. What principles of …

This book is based on the results of many years of experimental work by the author and his
colleagues, dealing with the electronic properties of organic crystals. E. Silinsh has played a …

Defects are local breakings of symmetry in an ordered medium. The physics of defects has
long been reduced to the study of dislocations in solids, and to the main physical …

A new eight-volume reference work providing the first complete coverage of the materials
science and engineering field. Over 1600 authoritative articles, averaging 3000 words in …

Debashish Chowdhury's critical review of more than a thousand papers not only identifies
the complexities involved in the theoretical understanding of the real spin glasses but also …

Publisher Summary Prokaryotic cells have developed different ways to present their
surfaces to the environment. One of the most remarkable features of many Gram-positive …

Abstract The Langmuir-Blodgett technique is a way of making ultrathin organic films with a
controlled layer structure, which have many possible applications in technology for signal …

Thin sections, freeze-etched, and negatively stained preparations of Methanocorpusculum
sinense cells reveal a highly lobed cell structure with a hexagonally arranged surface layer …