Mechanical stability regulates the nuclear import rate of translocating proteins
The nuclear pore complex (NPC) is the primary transport gateway for biomolecules to enter and exit the cell nucleus. It has long been known that the passage of proteins through the NPC is highly size-selective, and it was recently shown that the nuclear import rate...
King’s hosts the 5th annual London Plasmonics Forum
The Fifth London Plasmonics Forum was held at Kings College London on 14 June in the Anatomy Museum at the Strand Campus, this time as part of the London Tech Week. The event has been running since 2015, and it typically attracts approximately 100 participants from...
Students showcase their research at the Great Exhibition Road Festival
Students from the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Characterisation of Materials (CDT ACM) took part in the first ever Great Exhibition Road Festival on the last weekend of June. The Festival was a celebration of science and the arts in the spirit of Queen...