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Liquid crystals are an integral part of modern technology, ranging from displays to advanced sensory systems. In a study ...

The figure shows how the material evolves from nonhelical fibers into progressively tighter helices over several days. This stepwise transformation demonstrates dynamic helicity in synthetic systems, ...

Solid-state electrolytes have been explored for decades for use in energy storage systems and in the pursuit of solid-state batteries. These materials are safer alternatives to the traditional liquid ...

Collagen is characterised by a right-handed triple helix formed from three left-handed polyproline II helical chains. Each chain follows a Gly-X-Y repeating motif, in which glycine occupies the ...

(Nanowerk News) Helical structures are ubiquitous across biology, from the double-stranded helix of DNA to how heart muscle cells spiral in a band. Inspired by this twisty ladder, researchers from ...

The control of artificial double-helical structures, which are essential for the development of high-order molecular systems, remains difficult. In a new study, researchers have developed novel double ...

Doubly stapled α-helix consisting only of achiral amino acids. Its one-handed form can be isolated because the interconversion between the right- and left-handed forms is almost completely suppressed.