Single-molecule experiments provide wonderfully direct access to the dynamics of individual molecules and molecular complexes. Tethering a lone strand of DNA (for instance) between a pair of ...

New uncertainty: A relationship between time and dissipation rate has been established in the laboratory. (Courtesy: iStock Greyfebruary) A “speed limit” on changes in non-equilibrium systems that was ...

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