All Articles Tagged As: molecules

Using magnetic toys as inspiration, researchers tease out structures of self-assembled clusters (1/29/2010)

In the January 29 issue of Science, a team from Harvard led by Vinothan Manoharan and Michael Brenner, presents additional clues to how and why groups of atoms and molecules may favor less symmetrical and more complex, flexible geometric patterns. The answer relates to a familiar concept in physics -- entropy. The researchers literally first caught sight of the link by using magnetic "stick and ball" construction toys. ...> Full Article

Seeing previously invisible molecules for the first time (10/27/2009)

A team of Harvard chemists led by X. Sunney Xie has developed a new microscopic technique for seeing, in color, molecules with undetectable fluorescence. The room-temperature technique allows researchers to identify previously unseen molecules in living organisms and offers broad applications in biomedical imaging and research. ...> Full Article

Study finds particles, molecules prefer not to mix (5/7/2009)

In the world of small things, shape, order and orientation are surprisingly important, according to findings from a new study by chemists at Washington University in St. Louis. Lev Gelb, Washington University associate professor of chemistry, his graduate student Brian Barnes, and postdoctoral researcher Daniel Siderius, used computer simulations to study a very simple model of molecules on surfaces, which looks a lot like the computer game "Tetris." ...> Full Article

Strange molecule in the sky cleans acid rain, scientists discover (8/13/2008)

Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. ...> Full Article

Physicist Models Single Molecular Switch (6/18/2008)

Researchers have developed a model to explain the mechanism behind computing's elusive Holy Grail, the single molecular switch. ...> Full Article

Chemist Devises Technique to Measure Shape-Shifting Molecules (6/14/2008)

Researchers have cast doubt on existing chemistry theory and brought microwave spectroscopy into the Digital Age with a unique new technique that measures the way that molecules change their geometric shapes. ...> Full Article