Proteins have dynamic structures that undergo chain motions on time scales spanning from
picoseconds to seconds. Resolving the resultant conformational heterogeneity is essential …

The plasma membrane is one of the principal structural components of the cell and,
therefore, one of the key components of the cellular life. Because the membrane's dynamics …

The effects of crowding in biological environments on biomolecular structure, dynamics, and
function remain not well understood. Computer simulations of atomistic models of …

The dynamics of proteins in solution includes a variety of processes, such as backbone and
side-chain fluctuations, interdomain motions, as well as global rotational and translational …

The instruments best suited to performing high-energy-resolution neutron spectroscopy are
spin-echo spectrometers and backscattering spectrometers. The development of these …

The scattering of neutrons can be used to provide information on the structure and dynamics
of biological systems on multiple length and time scales. Pursuant to a National Science …

The interior of living cells is a dense and polydisperse suspension of macromolecules. Such
a complex system challenges an understanding in terms of colloidal suspensions. As a …

CHESS, chopper spectrometer examining small samples, is a planned direct geometry
neutron chopper spectrometer designed to detect and analyze weak signals intrinsic to …

Quantum technologies leverage the laws of quantum physics to achieve performance
advantages in applications ranging from computing to communications and sensing. They …

The crowded environment of biological systems such as the interior of living cells is
occupied by macromolecules with a broad size distribution. This situation of polydispersity …