single molecules

New capabilities at NSLS-II set to advance materials science

By channeling the intensity of x-rays, synchrotron light sources can reveal the atomic structures of countless materials. Researchers from around the world…

Visualizing single molecules in whole cells with a new spin

Cell biologists traditionally use fluorescent dyes to label and visualize cells and the molecules within them under a microscope. With different…

Graphene electrodes offer new functionalities in molecular electronic nanodevices

The field of nanoscale molecular electronics aims to exploit individual molecules as the building blocks for electronic devices, to improve functionality and…

The hidden order in DNA diffusion

“Brownian motion is a process whereby molecules move randomly in a fluid by colliding with other molecules,” explained Dr. Maged Serag, a postdoctoral…

Exploring the conversion of heat to electricity in single molecules

Materials with a high thermoelectric figure of merit are thus widely desired for use in energy harvesting. Quantum confinement effects in nanomaterials arising…

Single molecule switch

The theoretical physicists Junior Professor Fabian Pauly and his postdoc Dr. Safa G. Bahoosh now succeeded in a team of experimental physicists and chemists in…

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