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Two-dimensional (2D) materials could offer new building blocks for future technologies — but only if scientists can control growth and properties. Strain, caused by “stretching” or “bunching” the atomic structure as a crystal grows, is one way to control these properties.

The plasticity of embryonic stem cells is widely understood; however, adult stem cells have traditionally been considered less capable of this same characteristic. To confirm whether this assumption is valid, and ultimately to identify any adult stem cells that can be induced into distinct types of cells, researchers have turned to confocal microscopy.