Finding order from disorder: from models and methods to understanding P.G. Kusalik Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Dr. N.W., Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4 Thermodynamics dictates that all spontaneous process must be accompanied by an increase in entropy. This statement is consistent with real life experience, although many key processes in Nature involve formation of order, such as in a protein folding.

Molecules under tension: theory of single molecule force spectroscopy Gerhard Hummer Laboratory of Chemical Physics, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-0520, USA Single-molecule force spectroscopy using laser tweezers, atomic force microscopes, etc., provides an exceedingly detailed picture of the mechanical properties of individual molecules and molecular assemblies.