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Recent molecular dynamics simulations showed electrophoresis of oil droplets in the absence of hydroxyl or any other ions, challenging the current theory of electrokinetic phenomena .

The last weeks Albert was busy setting up a new experiment and starting to do first measurements. Things have not exactly developed as he had originally anticipated. Read more on why the situation is like this.

How strong is an individual living cell? How is it moving and deforming? How can the cell fulfil its mechanical tasks? How is it communicating with its environment? The answer to such questions can be found in the interface between physics, cell biology and molecular biology – an internationally strongly growing research field. In this article we will focus on the first of the questions asked above. We demonstrate how physical methods are applied to the investigation of mechanical properties of a living cell.