The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …

Undesired ice accumulation leads to severe economic issues and, in some cases, loss of
lives. Although research on anti-icing has been carried out for decades, environmentally …

Szent-Győrgi called water the “matrix of life” and claimed that there was no life without it.
This statement is true, as far as we know, on our planet, but it is not clear whether it must …

In frigid winter, the ice and snow built‐up on high‐voltage overhead power lines may
seriously risk the reliability of electric power transmission and telecommunication systems …

The molecular machinery that enables life has evolved in water, yet many of the organisms
around us are able to survive even extreme desiccation. Especially remarkable are single …

Cryopreservation of tissues and organs can bring transformative changes to medicine and
medical science. In the past decades, limited progress has been achieved, although …

Exploring a novel natural cryoprotectant and understanding its antifreeze mechanism allows
the rational design of future sustainable antifreeze analogues. In this study, various …

The amino acid sequence of a protein affects both its structure and its function. Thus, the
ability to modify the sequence, and hence the structure and activity, of individual proteins in …

Ice-binding proteins (IBPs) are a diverse class of proteins that assist organism survival in the
presence of ice in cold climates. They have different origins in many organisms, including …

Ice templating is able to do much more than macroporous, cellular materials. The underlying
phenomenon—the freezing of colloids—is ubiquitous, at a unique intersection of a variety of …