The BK channel, an ion channel that conducts potassium ions through cell membranes, has been implicated in the regulation of smooth muscles and neuron excitability.
Thomas Pollard, Sterling Professor and former Chair of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, recently published a review on the use of mathematical modeling and simulations in actin filament dependant processes.
Surgeons are increasingly turning toward robotic techniques to aid in procedures that require extreme dexterity and minimal invasiveness.
Can we as a species deal with the effects of decisions that are not our own?
Environmental engineers at Yale’s School of Engineering and Applied Science are at the cutting edge in the development of sustainable and inexpensive water treatment technologies for use in both developed and developing countries.
Professor Michael Frame researches fractals, including those generated by iterated function systems, and brings his passion for them to the classroom, driven by the beauty of mathematical problem-solving.
A team of Yale physicists led by Professor Robert Schoelkopf have advanced the field of quantum computing by constructing the first solid-state quantum processor and using it to run a search algorithm.
In Clean Car Wars: How Honda and Toyota are Winning the Battle of the Eco-Friendly Autos (2008), Yozo Hasegawa provides a compelling overview of the current landscape of the automotive industry and how that landscape came to be.
A recent conference arranged by Yale professor Gregg Zuckerman’s graduate students in honor of his achievements in mathematical physics brought together leading group theorists and mathematical physicists.
Assistant Professor Corey Wilson is a new addition to the Chemical Engineering Department at Yale, joining the faculty in July 2008.