Abstract: The well-known coupled-mode theory of waveguides is extended to include dielectric guides made of anisotropic materials. Exact coupled-wave equations for anisotropic dielectric waveguides ...

One significant area of research has been the anisotropic behavior of materials during machining processes. For instance, a study on MgF2 single crystals demonstrated that the crystal orientation ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new chemical tool that could help lower the cost of prescription medications. The tool, called AshPhos, is a ligand, or molecule, that makes it ...

Materials Advances published a number of themed collections every year on timely and important topics, guest edited by members of the materials science community. Previous themed collections are ...

Understanding cosmic ray anisotropy—variations in the arrival directions of these particles—provides insights into their origins and the influence of magnetic fields in space. Recent research ...

Here, we use a synthetic amphiphile to modulate the membrane mechanical properties of cell-derived vesicles and probe channel activation. Using precise membrane mechanical characterization approaches ...

Here we explore peptide inhibitors of Cdc20, a substrate-recognition subunit and activator of the E3 ubiquitin ligase the anaphase promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C) that is essential in mitosis and ...