The newly established research group in Phase Transition Engineering (Group Leader: Dr. Leif-Thore Deck) at the Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems is inviting applications ...

Sugars are key biomolecules in living organisms, as they form the backbone of DNA and RNA and play a fundamental role in metabolic processes. In theories of the origin of life, sugars are also ...

Biomolecules, as physical systems, are distinct molecular entities synthesized or utilized by living organisms that exhibit specific structural, thermodynamic, and dynamical properties enabling ...

Call it an extra-sweet discovery. A group of astronomers has detected a sugar molecule swirling inside a cloud of gas and dust near the centre of our Galaxy. They are calling the molecule — a compound ...