In order to create an organ like the plant root from a single niche of pluripotent cells, plants must control the orientation of the division plane.read more »

The interaction of light that is ‘stuck’ to the surface of a metal – such as a type of light wave known as surface plasmon polaritons – with holes that are much smaller than its wavelength can lead to amazing applications such as...read more »

Ionization of atoms or molecules by an intense femtosecond (1 fs = 10-15 s) laser is at the basis of a large number of processes that are extensively studied and exploited around the world. An important example is the popular...read more »