Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

Motor proteins are nature's solution for directing movement at the molecular level. The field
of artificial molecular motors takes inspiration from these tiny but powerful machines …

Molecular motors are at the heart of cellular machinery, and they are involved in converting
chemical and light energy inputs into efficient mechanical work. From a synthetic …

Understanding how molecules interact to form large-scale hierarchical structures on
surfaces holds promise for building designer nanoscale constructs with defined chemical …

Small organic molecules, capable of undergoing efficient and reversible photochemical
reactions to switch them between (at least) two (meta) stable isomers associated with …

What is boron? The question itself may not seem very significant to many people. Their
introduction to the word “boron” could come as the butt of a joke. Conan O'Brien made jokes …

Atomic force microscopy as a multifunctional molecular toolbox in nanobiotechnology | Nature
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Organic electrochemistry is concerned with the reduction and oxidation of organic molecules
at electrodes. Although it is now more than 200 years ago that the so-called Volta pile was …

The design of molecular machines is stimulated by the possibility of developing new
materials with complex physicochemical and mechanical properties that are responsive to …

This critical review focuses on recent progress in the field of T-shaped ternary amphiphiles.
These molecules can self-assemble into a series of new liquid crystalline (LC) phases with …