The team at the Applied Plasma Physics and Surface Engineering Laboratory has developed practical techniques to guide and attach peptides to surfaces; computer simulations and experiments demonstrated control of both peptide orientation and surface concentration, which can be achieved by applying an electric field like that delivered by a small household - sized battery. (sciencedaily.com)
On the bright side, the physicists can sweep the trap with applied electric fields after mixing the antiparticles to clear out any antiprotons and antielectrons that have not been bound into atoms of antihydrogen. (scientificamerican.com)
Using applied electric fields and buffer chemistry, the researchers discovered several new levers that control peptide attachment. (sciencedaily.com)