• Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • July 26th, 2012
Why Life on Earth Is Left-Handed

Why Life on Earth Is Left-Handed

New study reveals additional insights into this mystery

Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily

Light Beams Can Now Switch Chirality Easily

New device for such manipulations created by researchers in the US

  • Nature
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • January 19th, 2010
Clues on Earth's Handedness Come from Space

Clues on Earth's Handedness Come from Space

The Orion Nebula, to be more precise

Experts Learn to Control Carbon Nanotubes

Experts Learn to Control Carbon Nanotubes

The feat could advance science considerably

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • September 18th, 2009
Nanosatellite to Study Life's Chirality

Nanosatellite to Study Life's Chirality

It will carry organic samples to orbit

Sorting Nanotubes Through Friction-Force Differences

Sorting Nanotubes Through Friction-Force Differences

The method can also help assemble them

How Molecules Dictate Superstructural Arrangements

How Molecules Dictate Superstructural Arrangements

Scientists find how mirror-image molecules gain control over each other

  • Space
  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 29th, 2009
Molecule Chirality Could Point to Alien Life

Molecule Chirality Could Point to Alien Life

The handedness of light may be a significant clue