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...
Professor Sir Michael Pepper receives the 2019 Issac Newton Medal and Prize from the IoP
The Isaac Newton Medal and Prize is for world-leading contributions to physics by an individual of any nationality. Professor Sir Michael Pepper’s work led to the creation of the new, important field of semiconductor nanoelectronics and discovery of new,...
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...