Biologists have long treated cell membranes as passive barriers, thin skins that separate the chemistry of life from the chaos outside. A new line of research suggests they may be far more dynamic, ...

Lipid bilayers in mammalian membranes can have a more asymmetric composition than previously thought, new research shows. This lipid abundance asymmetry is enabled by the unique properties of ...

The field of droplet interface bilayers (DIBs) and lipid membrane systems has witnessed substantial progress in recent years. DIBs are engineered lipid bilayers formed at the contact points of aqueous ...

Researchers study how DNA nanopores (DNPs) interact with low-curvature supported lipid bilayers over time. Using QCM-D, the study tracks diffusion, aggregation, and incorporation of DNPs, highlighting ...

Scientists at Xi’an Jiaotong University have fabricated an inverted perovskite solar cell that utilizes a self-assembled bilayer (SAB) as a hole-selective molecular contact. Inverted perovskite cells ...

Our understanding of how cells recycle lipids through autophagy -- a form of cellular degradation -- has grown significantly, thanks to a recent study. Using yeast as a model organism, the researchers ...