Single-molecule biophysics is the study of the dynamics and interactions of individual biomolecules to understand how they carry out their functions in living cells. For example, monitoring the ...

Computational biophysics uses numerical algorithms to study the physical principles underlying biological phenomena and processes. It provides a means of approximating solutions for theoretical ...

Accurately measuring these forces remotely, with high sensitivity and precise spatial resolution, is vital for applications spanning robotics, cellular biophysics, medicine, and even space exploration ...

Instrumentation innovation High-resolution diffusion MR image recorded by the NexGen 7 T scanner. (Courtesy: An T Vu, UCSF; David Feinberg, UC Berkeley; Advanced MRI Technologies) This year we ...

At the Max Planck Institute of Biophysics, research is mainly focused on proteins that are embedded in or associated with biological membranes. Among other things, membrane proteins act as channels, ...