Researchers in China have developed magnetically controlled microrobots made from diatoms for the treatment of glioblastoma using photodynamic therapy. These microrobots exhibit excellent magnetic ...

If you know what diatoms are, it's probably because of their beauty. These single-celled algae found on the ocean floor have ornate glassy shells that shine like jewels under the microscope. Their ...

Diatoms are a group of unicellular algae characterised by their intricately patterned silica cell walls. Their diversity, shaped by evolutionary innovation and environmental pressures, plays a ...

Unicellular algae are an attractive and surprisingly diverse habitat for marine bacteria. A research team led by microbiologist Professor Dr. Meinhard Simon from the University of Oldenburg has now ...

As a research assistant at the Indian Institute of Science in the mid-2000s, Karthick Balasubramanian monitored the water quality of major South Indian rivers. As part of this work, he would travel to ...

Didymosphenia geminata or "rock snot" diatoms, eight of which were photographed with interference microscopy and pictured here, can produce slimy nuisance growths in cold, low-nutrient streams. Stay ...

Artistic impression of the interaction of uranium with the freshwater diatom Achnanthidium saprophilum. Such diatoms can be the entry point for the accumulation of pollutants - for example ...

When we dive into the ocean, we see that the depths of the sea are often dotted with glittery stones and shells that look no less than jewels. To our surprise, they are not real precious gems or metal ...