Tag Archive for 'Molecule'

In this artist’s illustration, the sodium-potassium molecule is represented with frozen spheres of ice merged together: the smaller sphere on the left represents a sodium atom, and the larger sphere on the right is a potassium atom. Image credit: Jose-Luis Olivares / MIT.

Physicists Chill Sodium-Potassium Molecules to Near Zero

Jun 12, 2015 by News Staff

A team of physicists led by Prof Martin Zwierlein from Massachusetts Institute of Technology has cooled molecules of sodium-potassium (NaK), each consisting...

Molecular structure of thiophene-1,1-dioxide oligomers and schematic of the molecular junction created using asymmetric area electrodes. Image credit: Brian Capozzi et al.

Scientists Create Single-Molecule Diode

May 26, 2015 by News Staff

A group of scientists led by Dr Latha Venkataraman of Columbia University has developed a single-molecule diode that may have real-world technological...

This synthesizer assembles complex small molecules out of simple chemical building blocks, like a 3D printer on the molecular level. Image credit: L. Brian Stauffer.

Scientists Develop Revolutionary ‘3D Printer’ for Small Molecules

Mar 13, 2015 by News Staff

A group of researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has designed an automated ‘3D printer’ for small molecules that could open...

Study Demonstrates Gravity Determines Handedness of Molecular Screws

Mar 5, 2012 by News Staff

Researchers have for the first time demonstrated that gravity plays a role in the formation of molecular aggregates, and that it can even be used to make...

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