A cell is fundamentally a container—a vessel that encapsulates life at the most basic level. Many biologists believe encapsulation of chemicals may have been necessary for evolution to gain traction.

“Microencapsulation (as it applies to the food industry) is the process whereby various food ingredients can be stored within a microscopic size shell or coating for protection and/or later release.

(This is Part 2 of a two-part blog series.) Take a look below at the famous Müller-Lyer illusion. Every student of psychology knows that the two horizontal lines are actually the same length, even ...