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A new theory related to the second law of thermodynamics describes the motion of active biological systems ranging from migrating cells to traveling birds. Read More »
The identification of a new type of symmetry in statistical mechanics could help scientists derive and interpret fundamental relationships in this branch of physics. Read More »
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A theoretical model shows that exchange of information plays a key role in the molecular machines found in biological cells. Read More »
By manipulating a nitrogen vacancy’s single spin, researchers have shown that the more coherent the system is, the more work can be extracted from it. Read More »
Bacteria, cells, swarms, and other organisms pluck information from noisy environments with extraordinarily high precision. Read More »
Researchers leverage synapse-level maps of the fruit fly brain to examine how neuronal connection probabilities vary with distance, offering insights into how these neuronal networks may optimize function within spatial constraints. Read More »
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