For over a hundred years, schoolchildren around the world have learned that ice melts when pressure and friction are applied.

Surprising molecular switch: Lipids help control the development of cell polarity Date: February 19, 2012 Source: Stowers Institute for Medical Research Summary: In a standard biology textbook ...

"The focal point of our research has been the design of polar crystalline solids of pure molecular materials for nonlinear optics," says Bhoday.