At high power, laser light inside a multimode optical fiber is supposed to misbehave. The beam usually breaks into a noisy, scattered pattern as the light ricochets through many paths at once.

The odor receptors in the nose are not distributed at random but organized in a precise spatial pattern, two new studies ...

For most of us, the sense of smell is an integral part of everyday life; it plays a critical role in providing information ...

The identification of a receptor that is recognized by a subset of alphacoronaviruses provides insights into ‘spillover’ risk ...

Scientists at EPFL have developed CenSpark, a fluorescent probe that makes centrioles and cilia visible inside living cells, ...

C-type lectin receptors (CLRs) play central roles in immune recognition, engaging diverse endogenous and exogenous ligands through their C-type lectin-like ...

The olfactory system is involved in the detection and processing of odour signals. In humans, the sense of olfaction has a significant influence on ...