Sentences with phrase «scale mechanical changes»

Developing a better understanding of the large - scale mechanical changes that occur over longer distances, specifically the process by which the extracellular matrix is pulled into compact, highly - aligned «bridges,» could eventually form the basis of treatments for related diseases.

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«This is the first study, to our knowledge, that demonstrates the mechanical continuity, strain transfer, and conformational changes that result from chemical energy release from the atomic scale up through the whole - cell level, as well as how tensegrity guides those changes to drive cellular movement,» says Ingber.

Now that has changed: Forward thinkers see it as an important energizer for the tiniest of machines, devices on the nano scale, and a few labs are working on ways to use the force to defy the conventional limitations of mechanical design.

«My group had been looking at the early mechanical changes associated with liver fibrosis, which progresses to cirrhosis, but then, by collaborating with Vivek, we started to wonder if these large scale changes in the architecture of the liver could have a mechanical basis and if something similar to what is seen in gels might be occurring in the liver.

With various colleagues, he created the first mechanical models of how cells and tissues form and change during development, how cells move and how nano - scale molecular motors inside cells exert forces on a pico - Newton scale.

Now, scientists have taken the idea a step further — they're proposing that one of the most practical ways to cut greenhouse gases on a large scale is to build a forest of 100,000 artificial trees over the next 10 - 20 years.In its new report that outlines three practical geoengineering solutions to climate change, the UK based Institution of Mechanical Engineers has deemed artificial trees a development of utmost importance.