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Technology Research News
August 13, 2003
Molecule makes ring rotor Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have interlocked large, ring-shaped molecules to make a molecular rotor that moves in only one direction. The molecule could eventually be used as a nanoscale motor or winch. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
Issue 33
David Bradley
The Miniature Rotarians Tiny interlocking wheels are the components of a miniscule molecular rotor designed and built by UK chemists. The submicroscopic invention offers a new motor-like component for those hoping to build nanotechnology from the bottom up. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 11, 2010
Hayley Birch
Locking molecular motors Dutch scientists have designed a molecular motor that can be locked using an acid and unlocked using a base. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
December 29, 2004
Molecular Motor Goes Both Ways Researchers have constructed a molecular motor that can spin in either direction, much like the biological molecular motors involved in many of life's processes. The motor could eventually be used in nanotechnology applications. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 30, 2006
Tom Westgate
Lasers Shed Light on Magnetic Resonance A new way of measuring nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in liquid samples could have implications across spectroscopy and imaging, report researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 25, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Molecular machines shift into gear A set of molecular gears based on porphyrin complexes that can be chemically engaged and disengaged using acid or base has been created by Japanese researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 21, 2010
Simon Hadlington
H-bond partner-swapping seen in the flesh The dance moves that a water molecule makes as it flips hydrogen bonds from one partner to another have been captured by US researchers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 9, 2011
Phillip Broadwith
World's smallest remote control car debuts A tiny remote-controlled four-wheel drive electric vehicle has been made by chemists in the Netherlands. The single molecule car's 'wheels' can be made to turn in response to tiny electrical pulses, propelling it across a surface. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 23, 2011
Simon Hadlington
Homing in on a cheaper Haber-Bosch process A cheaper alternative to the Haber-Bosch process could have moved a step closer thanks to a new ruthenium-based catalyst complex developed by chemists in Germany. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 1, 2013
Laura Howes
Water acts as a lubricant for molecular machines Small shuttles and wheels on axles made from single molecules can be sped up with a small amount of water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 27, 2012
Erica Wise
Unlocking the mysteries of ice The unusual properties of ice under compression are due to Coulomb repulsion between bonding and non-bonding electron pairs, say scientists from Singapore and China. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 30, 2008
Lewis Brindley
Putting the brakes on nanomachines Chemists in Taiwan have developed a nanomachine fitted with light-triggered molecular brakes, which can stop nanoscale propellers or wheels from spinning. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 3, 2010
Andy Extance
Hydrogen bond set to be redefined The world authority on chemical nomenclature is preparing to scrap the familiar hydrogen bond definition, in light of recent evidence about its true nature. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 9, 2012
Simon Hadlington
Molecule mimics molybdenum catalyst Chemists in the US have created a molecule that closely resembles the key active portion of molybdenum disulfide, an important solid industrial catalyst that shows promise for the generation of hydrogen from water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 21, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Forcing a Reaction US chemists have forced molecules to react by ripping their bonds apart with ultrasound. The scientists carefully stretched one targeted bond until it snapped, guiding the molecule's subsequent reaction into pathways forbidden by conventional chemistry. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
May 21, 2015
Simon Hadlington
Molecular pump points way to non-equilibrium chemistry Researchers in the US have developed an artificial molecular pump which can accumulate small, highly charged molecules against a concentration gradient. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 1, 2015
Matthew Gunther
Excess protons play hopscotch in water Scientists in the US have observed how excess protons move through water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
July 16, 2009
Simon Hadlington
Strange vibrations Researchers in Taiwan have shown that in a relatively simple molecular system the induced vibrations can inhibit the breaking of the bond and slow the reaction down. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 22, 2011
Jon Cartwright
Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
March 26, 2003
Eric Smalley
Molecule toggle makes nano logic A popular trend in technology research is copying nature, and another source of inspiration is the world of everyday objects. Researchers at Hewlett-Packard Laboratories have proposed a series of molecules that work like ordinary light switches. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 1, 2010
Laura Howes
Molecular motors find reverse gear Ben Feringa's group at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands been working with molecular motors for years, making small organic molecules that rotate when exposed to light. However, until now these motors have only had a forward gear. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 6, 2010
Phillip Broadwith
Enzymes do the twist The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 26, 2012
Andy Extance
Molecular muscle machines bulk up French researchers have made the longest molecular machines that can be shrunk on demand in a collective motion that emulate muscle fibers. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 7, 2010
Simon Hadlington
Giant nanowheel mystery solved Researchers have uncovered the mechanism behind how one of chemistry's most remarkable self-assembled structures, a giant molecular wheel made from molybdenum oxide, spontaneously manufactures itself. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 14, 2012
James Urquhart
Catalysis at the flick of a switch German researchers have created a molecular nanoswitch that can be reversibly and repeatedly turned on and off to control a chemical reaction. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 3, 2014
Jennifer Newton
Assessing covalency in the hydrogen bond zoo Worried that the concept of hydrogen bonding has been getting fuzzier over time, scientists in Germany have sought a fresh look at the very nature of these bonds, and how much covalency they involve. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 18, 2009
Hayley Birch
Conducting MOFs make membranes for fuel cells New crystalline compounds could yield better materials for fuel cell applications, according to Canadian scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 29, 2015
Emma Stoye
Rosetta detects oxygen on comet 67P Molecular oxygen has been detected in the cloud of gas surrounding comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko by the Rosetta space probe. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 9, 2007
Michael Gross
Nanowires go Round the Bend Chemists have bent an apparently linear molecular wire into a closed circle, creating a conducting ring just 3 nanometers across. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 15, 2010
Andy Extance
Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye A basic quantum computer has successfully tackled one of the most challenging tasks facing chemists today - calculating molecular energy from basic scientific principles. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 17, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Molecular Magnets of Mystery Researchers have discovered a new class of molecular magnets which work above room temperature. But why the magnets work, and what their structures are, remains a perplexing mystery. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 2010
Philip Ball
Welcome to the machine Molecular machines have promised so much but are they more whimsical than technical? mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 14, 2013
Andy Extance
Split water splitting raises green hydrogen hopes UK scientists say that they have developed the first widely-useable electrolysis system that splits water and releases hydrogen and oxygen in separate stages. mark for My Articles similar articles
Technology Research News
November 17, 2004
Lasers Drive Nano Locomotive A researcher has designed a laser-powered molecular locomotive that runs along a molecular track and can generate a pulling force ten times greater than that of kinesin, a biological molecular motor. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
Issue 43
Star Picks Science website suggestions: Switchback Fair... Worlwide Molecular Matrix... Musical NMR... etc. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
April 26, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Hydrogen Busters go Synthetic Chemists have created a small molecule which mimics the way natural enzymes chew up hydrogen. The model should inspire designs for new catalysts that can break up hydrogen in fuel cells; or (running in reverse) help produce the fuel for a hydrogen economy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 2007
Philip Ball
The Crucible Molecular biology isn't just about the cleverness of proteins and nucleic acids. Even the molecules often assumed to be just part of the scaffolding, such as lipids, and the very water that bathes them all, may have inventive roles to play. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
August 29, 2014
Simon Hadlington
Rigid molecular wires make electrons fly Researchers in Germany and Japan have shown that a new type of organic molecular wire -- which is flat and rigid -- can transfer electrons at more than 800 times the speed of its conventional, flexible counterpart. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 21, 2014
Rachel Wood
Centrifuge spectroscopy probes extreme rotational states A new spectroscopic technique for studying electronically excited molecules at very high angular momentum has been developed and tested by scientists in Canada. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
March 25, 2013
David Bradley
Hydrogen bond under the microscope Scientists in Japan have designed a scanning tunnelling microscope tip that allowed them to measure electron transfer across a single hydrogen bond. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
January 5, 2016
Simon Hadlington
Molecular robot opens the way to nano-assembly lines UK chemists have devised a nanoscale robot that can grasp a cargo molecule, pick it up, place it in a new position some distance away and release it. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
December 21, 2009
Simon Hadlington
'Two-legged' molecular walker takes a stroll UK chemists have designed a two-legged molecule that can walk up and down a straight molecular track. The system could form the basis for artificial linear molecular motors that can transport cargoes in a way similar to molecular machines used in nature. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 6, 2011
Manisha Lalloo
Oxygen Isotopes Help to Probe Water's Structure Scientists have used isotopic substitution of oxygen to take a closer look at the molecular structure of water. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 27, 2014
Simon Hadlington
Quantum tunnelling sparks chemistry on cold surfaces Chemistry in deep space could be more diverse than thought after the discovery that larger atoms can quantum tunnel. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
February 18, 2011
Carol Stanier
Speed dating for pharmaceuticals A simple analysis of hydrogen bond strengths finds the best crystallisation partners for drugs, say UK scientists. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
June 20, 2013
Jim Al-Khalili
Change: the only constant Today, there is much interest in a wide range of biological phenomena that may have a quantum origin, from our sense of smell to photosynthesis and mutations in DNA. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
September 26, 2013
Akshat Rathi
First pictures of hydrogen bonds unveiled Researchers in China report the first visualization of a hydrogen bond using atomic force microscopy. mark for My Articles similar articles
Reactive Reports
Issue 63
David Bradley
Chemists Go Round the Bend Chemists often think of molecular wires as "shape-persistent" rods with limited flexibility, but researchers have now shown that molecular wires can be bent into ring shapes. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
October 26, 2007
Richard Van Noorden
Proton NMR Spots Shape-Shifting Tablets UK scientists have extended the bounds of solid-state NMR to quickly solve a problem plaguing the pharmaceutical industry: how to spot unwanted crystal packing forms in a drug tablet. mark for My Articles similar articles
Chemistry World
November 13, 2007
Lewis Brindley
Hydrogen From Sewage Hits Production Records Scientists have drastically improved the efficiency of bacteria-powered fuel cells that convert biodegradable organic matter into hydrogen gas. They hope their discovery will make it possible to generate hydrogen from sewage, sustainably and on a large scale. mark for My Articles similar articles