http://www.physorg.com/physics-news/soft-matter/ en-us PhysOrg Team PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on soft matter, soft condensed matter, liquids, colloids, polymers, foams, gels, granular materials Yale engineers have for the first time observed and tracked E. coli bacteria moving in a liquid medium with a motion similar to that of a kayak paddle. http://www.physorg.com/news173098975.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-09-25T12:03:54-07:00 In the classic fairy tale, "The Emperor's New Clothes," Hans Christian Andersen uses the eyes of a child to challenge conventional wisdom and help others to see more clearly. In similar fashion, researchers at the University of Illinois have now revealed the naked truth about a classic bell-shaped curve used to describe the motion of a liquid as it diffuses through another material. http://www.physorg.com/news167934205.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-07-27T18:00:02-07:00 An article by Dr. Xavier Trepat, senior researcher of the Cellular and respiratory biomechanics group at the University of Barcelona, Spain, contributes for the first time an experimental answer to the question of how cells move during biological processes as diverse as the development, metastasis, or regeneration of tissues. http://www.physorg.com/news160834200.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-05-06T13:10:38-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Engineering researchers at the University of Arkansas have fabricated and tested a unique biosensor that measures concentrations of potassium and hydrogen ions in the human heart with high specificity. The research could lead to a superior method of monitoring indicators of acute myocardial ischemia, or AMI, one of the leading causes of cardiovascular failure. http://www.physorg.com/news159719279.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-04-23T15:28:48-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at MIT and Brown University studying how marine bacteria move recently discovered that a sharp variation in water current segregates right-handed bacteria from their left-handed brethren, impelling the microbes in opposite directions. http://www.physorg.com/news159014218.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-04-15T11:38:39-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- Some of the brightest colors in nature are created by tiny nanostructures with a structure similar to beer foam or a sponge, according to Yale University researchers. http://www.physorg.com/news157914340.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-04-02T18:06:05-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- The idea of generating hydrogen from salt water has often been claimed to work effectively. However, the systems proposed so far generally require a much greater energy input than the energy they produce, making them impractical for energy generation. Now, a recently revived system may be able to cheaply generate a small amount of power. http://www.physorg.com/news156596965.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-03-18T12:09:57-07:00 (PhysOrg.com) -- There is a lot of hope invested in hydrogen, but it also presents some problems. It is energy-rich, clean and, as a constituent of water, of almost unlimited availability. However, so far it has been difficult to access it. Scientists at the Max Planck In-stitute of Colloids and Interfaces have now found a simple, low-cost way to produce hydrogen. http://www.physorg.com/news155834961.html Physics - Soft Matter 2009-03-09T16:29:52-07:00 A discovery by Canada-U.S. biophysicists will improve the understanding of ion channels, akin to little 'nano-machines' or 'nano-valves' in our body, which when they malfunction can cause genetic illnesses that attack muscles, the central nervous system and the heart. http://www.physorg.com/news148828762.html Physics - Soft Matter 2008-12-18T13:19:22-07:00