Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Brick Sizes01:21

Brick Sizes

Brick sizing plays a crucial role in construction, influencing both the aesthetics and structural integrity of buildings. Bricks are defined by three dimensions: width, thickness, and length. They are commonly designed to fit modular measurements, typically in multiples of 4 inches or 8 inches in width, to facilitate uniform construction and compatibility with other building materials.
Modular bricks are the most common type and are sized to include the mortar joint, which is essential for...
Manufacture of Concrete Masonry Units01:27

Manufacture of Concrete Masonry Units

The process of manufacturing concrete masonry units begins by mixing stiff concrete composed of Portland cement, aggregates, and water. This mixture is then poured into metal molds. To ensure the concrete settles uniformly and to avoid separation of its components, the mixture in the molds is subjected to vibration. Shortly after, the still-wet blocks are removed from the molds and placed on racks.
These wet blocks are then transported for curing, which can occur in one of two environments: a...
Brick Cutting Techniques01:08

Brick Cutting Techniques

Brick-cutting techniques involve various tools and methods to shape bricks for construction. A mason's hammer with a chisel-pointed end is used for basic shaping through sharp, precise strikes. For more complex shapes requiring higher precision, a power saw with a water-cooled diamond blade is used.
Cut bricks are categorized by size. Bricks cut to half their original length are called half-bats, while those cut to three-fourths their length are known as three-fourth bats.
Special types of cut...
Laying Concrete Masonry01:16

Laying Concrete Masonry

Constructing a concrete masonry wall involves a series of steps designed to ensure durability, stability, and alignment. The construction starts with preparing the base, which includes cleaning the area where the wall will be erected. The next step involves spreading mortar where the first row of concrete blocks will be laid, typically starting at a corner section to help define the wall's boundaries.
Mortar application focuses on the face shells of the blocks, the sides that face outward, and...
Bricks01:14

Bricks

Bricks, a fundamental building material, are crafted from fired clay and exhibit a range of shapes, sizes, and colors. The production process starts with extracting local clay or shale, which is then crushed, ground, and screened for a fine texture. The refined material is blended with water, creating a pliable mixture that can be formed into bricks using one of three processes: soft mud, dry press, or stiff mud methods.
Soft mud bricks are shaped in molds with high moisture content and can be...
Design Example: Dimensioning of Concrete Masonry Construction01:13

Design Example: Dimensioning of Concrete Masonry Construction

For the construction of a storeroom using concrete masonry units, it's essential to align the dimensions of the structure with the actual sizes of the blocks and the intended mortar joints. On the site in question, there's a stockpile of concrete masonry blocks with a nominal size of eight by eight by sixteen inches, which are to be used in the construction of the storeroom.
The site engineer has laid out a plan for the storeroom with external dimensions of twelve feet in length and eight feet...

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Cracking donuts and sorting lipids: Geometry controls archaeal membrane stability and lipid organization.

The Journal of chemical physics·2026
Same author

Supramolecular Assembly of Collagen-Mimetic Peptide D-Periodic Fibrils and Nanoassemblies.

Biomacromolecules·2026
Same author

Structural defects in amyloid-β fibrils drive secondary nucleation.

Nature communications·2026
Same author

Temporal and spatial coordination of DNA segregation and cell division in an archaeon.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2025
Same author

Balancing stability and flexibility when reshaping archaeal membranes.

eLife·2025
Same author

A tutorial for mesoscale computer simulations of lipid membranes: tether pulling, tubulation and fluctuations.

Soft matter·2025
Same journal

The exquisite mechanics of a tsetse bite.

eLife·2026
Same journal

Distinct involvements of the subthalamic nucleus subpopulations in reward-biased decision-making in monkeys.

eLife·2026
Same journal

Pink1-mediated mitophagy in the endothelium releases proteins encoded by mitochondrial DNA and activates neutrophil responses during inflammation.

eLife·2026
Same journal

Restraint of melanoma progression by cells in the local skin environment.

eLife·2026
Same journal

Brawn before bite in endemic Asian eutherian mammals after the end-Cretaceous extinction.

eLife·2026
Same journal

Experimental evolution to thermal stress indicates climate resilience in a cosmopolitan arthropod.

eLife·2026
See all related articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 25, 2026

Coral Reef Arks: An In Situ Mesocosm and Toolkit for Assembling Reef Communities
07:59

Coral Reef Arks: An In Situ Mesocosm and Toolkit for Assembling Reef Communities

Published on: January 6, 2023

Building bundles by the numbers.

Christian Vanhille-Campos1, Anđela Šarić2

  • 1Laboratoire Jean Perrin, CNRS / Sorbonne Université, Paris, France.

Elife
|June 23, 2026
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Cellular cytoskeletal bundles, crucial for cell function, are formed by the collective assembly of filaments. Their final size and shape arise from this emergent process, not from specific size-control mechanisms.

Keywords:
actin bundlesactin filamentscell protrusionscytoskeletoneukaryotic cellsnonephysics of living systems

More Related Videos

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury
07:06

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Published on: March 21, 2025

Big Box Biochar Kiln Operation and Best Practices
02:58

Big Box Biochar Kiln Operation and Best Practices

Published on: October 27, 2023

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 25, 2026

Coral Reef Arks: An In Situ Mesocosm and Toolkit for Assembling Reef Communities
07:59

Coral Reef Arks: An In Situ Mesocosm and Toolkit for Assembling Reef Communities

Published on: January 6, 2023

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury
07:06

Block Building Task Identifies Distinct Groups of Left/Right-hand Choice Patterns After Unilateral Peripheral Nerve Injury

Published on: March 21, 2025

Big Box Biochar Kiln Operation and Best Practices
02:58

Big Box Biochar Kiln Operation and Best Practices

Published on: October 27, 2023

Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Biophysics

Background:

  • Cytoskeletal bundles are vital structures regulating diverse cell functions.
  • Understanding the mechanisms governing their size and shape is key to cell biology.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether cytoskeletal bundle formation relies on precise size-control mechanisms or emergent properties of filament assembly.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical modeling of filament assembly dynamics.
  • Computer simulations of cytoskeletal bundle formation.

Main Results:

  • Cytoskeletal bundle size and shape are emergent properties of collective filament assembly.
  • No evidence for specific size-control mechanisms was found.

Conclusions:

  • The formation of cytoskeletal bundles is governed by the collective behavior of filaments, leading to emergent structures.
  • This finding shifts the paradigm from active size regulation to self-organization principles in cytoskeletal dynamics.