Cell division is an essential process for all life on Earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early embryonic development have remained elusive—particularly for egg-laying species ...

Mechanical actions underlie much of what makes modern day society function, whether it’s electric motors, combustion engines, switches, levers, or the springs inside a toy blaster gun that propel foam ...

Mechanical metamaterials represent an exciting frontier in materials science, where the extraordinary properties of a material arise predominantly from its engineered structure rather than its ...

A team of New York University scientists has created a gear mechanism that relies on fluids to generate rotation. The ...

Cell division is an essential process for all life on earth, yet the exact mechanisms by which cells divide during early embryonic development have remained elusive – particularly for egg-laying ...

Researchers at Dresden University of Technology reveal that early zebrafish embryos divide without a closed actin ring.