Mechanical interactions are fundamental to biology. Mechanical forces of chemical origin
determine motility and adhesion on the cellular scale, and govern transport and affinity on …

Diamond quantum thermometry exploits the optical and electrical spin properties of colour
defect centres in diamonds and, acts as a quantum sensing method exhibiting ultrahigh …

The development of rotary nanomotors is crucial for advancing nanoelectromechanical
system technology. In this work, we report design, assembly and rotation of ordered arrays of …

The attenuated Salmonella typhimurium VNP20009, enriched in tumors, is known to have
antitumor effects and recruit macrophages. Little is known, however, about whether VNP will …

All biological processes use or produce heat. Traditional microcalorimeters have been
utilized to study the metabolic heat output of living organisms and heat production of …

Microfluidics holds great promise to revolutionize various areas of biological engineering,
such as single cell analysis, environmental monitoring, regenerative medicine, and point-of …

Temperature is an important factor in the process of life, as thermal energy transfer
participates in all biological events in organisms. Due to technical limitations, there is still a …

Resonant strings are a promising concept for ultra sensitive temperature detection. We
present an analytical model for the sensitivity with which we optimize the temperature …

Higher throughput thermodynamic measurements can provide value in structure-based drug
discovery during fragment screening, hit validation, and lead optimization. Enthalpy can be …

Calorimetry has been widely used in metabolic studies, but direct measurements from
individual small biological model organisms such as C. elegans or isolated single cells have …