Search results for intermolecular interactions

Bio & Medicine Mar 29, 2024

New carbon nanotube transistor enhances sensitivity and resolution of molecule glasses

Researchers have developed a carbon nanotube (CNT) transistor for molecule glasses that facilitates detailed examination of molecular interactions. This innovative technology is poised to open a fresh research direction in ...

Biotechnology Mar 25, 2024

A microalgae–material hybrid promotes carbon neutrality

Microalgae, including cyanobacteria and green algae, represent the most important biological systems for producing biomass and high-value products. It is estimated that microalgae can fix about 90 billion tons of carbon dioxide ...

Nanophysics Mar 1, 2024

It's not only opposites that attract: New study shows like-charged particles can come together

"Opposites charges attract; like charges repel" is a fundamental principle of basic physics. But a new study from Oxford University, published today in Nature Nanotechnology, has demonstrated that similarly charged particles ...

Nanophysics Feb 27, 2024

An alternate arrangement: How a propeller-shaped isomer can improve organic solar cells

Imagine technology as a race car speeding down a track—it can only go as fast as its engine allows. But just when it seemed like organic solar cells hit a roadblock, along comes 3PNIN, a game-changing molecule shaped like ...

Analytical Chemistry Feb 20, 2024

Research team develops universal and accurate method to calculate how proteins interact with drugs

A research team from the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences / IOCB Prague has developed a novel computational method that can accurately describe how proteins interact with molecules ...

Nanomaterials Feb 2, 2024

Joint research team develops edge-to-edge assembly technique for 2D nanosheets

A collaborative research team has fabricated a soccer ball-shaped construction using edge-to-edge assembly of 2D semiconductor materials. The research has been featured on the cover of the online edition of the Angewandte ...

Condensed Matter Jan 29, 2024

Room-temperature long-range ferromagnetic order realized in a confined molecular monolayer

How can we manipulate intermolecular exchange interaction to achieve long-range spin ordering? The answer to this question is of great importance in understanding and modulating magnetic behavior at the microscopic scale ...

Analytical Chemistry Jan 25, 2024

Deep learning reveals molecular secrets of explosive perchlorate salts

Perchlorates are a class of compounds that are notorious for their explosive nature. This raises safety concerns during experiments involving complex compounds that contain perchlorate ions, since explosions can be triggered ...

Optics & Photonics Jan 15, 2024

From disorder to design: Exploring electrical tuning of branched flow in liquid crystal films

A new study in Nature Communications investigates the electrical tuning of branched light flow in nematic liquid crystal (NLC) films, revealing controlled patterns and statistical characteristics with potential applications ...

Cell & Microbiology Jan 8, 2024

Researchers produce first macromolecular model of plant secondary cell wall

A multidisciplinary approach has enabled researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to quantitatively define the relative positioning and arrangement of the polymers ...

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