by Markus Deserno | Jun 6, 2023 | Own Work
Setting: a small old-fashioned but very tidy office. Its narrow window overlooks a big city. The walls are decorated with framed certificates, a few family pictures, and a majestic portrait of Emperor Wilhelm II. At the massive wooden desk in the middle of the room...
by Markus Deserno | Jun 3, 2021 | Own Work
by Markus Deserno One of the fundamental facts of statistical physics is that microscopic systems are subject to constant thermal fluctuations. They are fundamentally random, but still exhibit many regularities that permit us to learn a great deal about those systems....
by Markus Deserno | Jan 13, 2021 | Own Work
by Amirali Hossein Biological lipid membranes divide eukaryotic cells into compartments with specialized functionality and play a central role in controlling the flow of matter and information between them. Their main building blocks are hundreds of different types of...
by Markus Deserno | Nov 19, 2020 | Own Work
by Samuel Foley Lipid membranes are fundamentally important structures in all branches of life. Not only do they form the boundary of living cells, they also perform a multitude of roles within them. To deeply understand these fluid membranes and their properties is...
by Markus Deserno | Aug 9, 2020 | Own Work
Nematic liquid crystals are soft matter systems in which elongated molecules align and form long-range oriented fields, in 2 or 3 dimensions. They have a long history, many practical applications, and are increasingly recognized for the many roles they play in...
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