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Miha Škarabot participated in a study that links DNA nanotechnology and protein engineering. The research was led by Prof. Roman Jerala from the National Institute of Chemistry and was partially conducted at our department. The authors designed stable protein–DNA composites that self-assemble into well-defined nanostructures, including nanofibers and nanorods. These hybrid assemblies not only exhibit stable morphology but also retain functional properties such as enzymatic activity and fluorescence.
The article was published in the journal Small. (https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202502060)
Marta Lavrič, Nikola Novak and George Cordoyiannis in collaboration with N. Sebastián and A. Mertelj from Department of Complex Matter, as well as C.J. Gibb and R.J. Mandle from University of Leeds (United Kingdom), have published an article in Liquid Crystals regarding the ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal RM734. By means of high-resolution calorimetry and polarizing optical microscopy, they studied the N-NS-NF phase sequence of RM734 and obtained temperature ranges ΔTNS = 1.07 ± 0.12 K (calorimetry) ΔTNS = 1.2 ± 0.3 K (microscopy) for the intermediate splay-nematic phase. Critical fits of the NS-NF transition yielded a tricritical effective exponent α of the specific heat capacity, in agreement with other recent studies. Moreover, ratios of critical amplitudes ANF/ANS from 0.22 to 0.34 have been obtained, marking an unusual inverted Landau behavior.
https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2025.2481076
