Tag: Switching

This paper describes the detection of fluorescent protein (FP) mechanical switching in genetically encoded Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET)-based tension sensors inside living cells. The authors developed a computational model of FP mechanical switching in the context of FRET-based tens...

Code-switching is when an outcast of a group changes the way they act in order to fit into that group. This can be an unconscious decision as well as a conscious one. When you read this the first thing that might come to your mind may be kids when they’re trying to be cool, or people at work w...

When smartphones were still a novelty, Google Maps became my digital North Star. And back then, I had an Android phone, and it was the only option. Every hidden cafe, every shortcut through the city’s maze, Google Maps knew it all. It felt like the seasoned guide every explorer wished for. ...