Chad A. Mirkin wins Netherlands Award for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019
The Research Center for Functional Molecular Systems presents the Netherlands Awards for Supramolecular Chemistry 2019. This year's laureates, Chad A. ...
Tag: Molecular Physics
At the limits of detectability
New approach facilitates spectroscopy on individual moleculesCredit: Andreas Battenberg While spectroscopic measurements are normally averaged over myriad molecules, a new ...
When semiconductors stick together, materials go quantum
A new study led by Berkeley Lab reveals how aligned layers of atomically thin semiconductors can yield an exotic new ...
A study by the UC3M researches the limits of topological insulators using sound waves
Credit: UC3M In these kinds structures, sound signals remain robust and insensitive to noise caused by impurities and defects in ...
Swimming microbes steer themselves into mathematical order
Credit: Video courtesy of Saverio Spagnolie MADISON, Wis. -- Freeing thousands of microorganisms to swim in random directions in an ...
Scientists develop printable water sensor
X-ray investigation reveals functioning of highly versatile copper-based compoundCredit: UAM, Verónica García Vegas A new, versatile plastic-composite sensor can detect ...
Gotcha! Scientists fingerprint proteins using their vibrations
Researchers show that they can quickly measure a protein's microscopic movements, opening new possibilities in medical researchCredit: Credit: Mengyang Xu, ...
Chemists ‘print’ sensors for nano-objects
Young scientists from ITMO University proposed a new type of optical nano-sensors. Their operating principle is based on the interaction ...
Drying without dying: How resurrection plants survive without water
Aquaphotomics sheds light on how plants control their water structure to surviveCredit: Kobe University A small group of plants known ...
What causes that peak? Answering a long-standing question for covalent liquids
Credit: 2019 Hajime Tanaka, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo Tokyo - Materials that have a disordered structure ...
Hybrid material may outperform graphene in several applications
A structure comprising a molybdenum disulfide monolayer on an azobenzene substrate could be used to build a highly compactable and ...
Hall effect becomes viscous in graphene
Researchers at the University of Manchester in the UK have discovered that electrons in graphene act like a very unique ...
Engineers make clear droplets produce iridescent colors
Optical effect could be harnessed for light displays, litmus tests, and makeup products Engineers at MIT and Penn State University ...
Directed evolution builds nanoparticles
Credit: Benjamin Lambert, EPFL The 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to three scientists who developed the method that forever ...