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Polymers in bacterial cytoskeleton have different structure than believed so far

Polymers forming bacterial cytoskeleton are not that long. This finding – out of line with the existing literature reports – has been obtained and documented by researchers from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Using an innovative measurement technique they managed to explain the reason for errors in earlier estimations as well.
[17 May 2012]

Unexpected behaviour of microdroplets

Physicists agree that laminar flow of liquids has been well understood and described in detail from the theoretical point of view. Researchers at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw have, however, observed that droplets of chemical substances flowing in a carrier liquid inside microchannels – although presenting laminar flow inside them - present ultiple mysteries.
[30 March 2012]

Cheating gels

How one gelator molecule can immobilise as much as a few thousands of solvent molecules? Comprehensive understanding of the mechanism responsible for gel formation may open the way to the development of new materials and safer transportation methods of liquids that pose a risk to the environment. The structure of gels, however, can hardly be studied directly, as proven by experiments carried out at the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
[22 March 2012]