Light-driven molecular switches are already used in technical devices such as LCD displays and storage media. Full comprehension of the processes at a molecular scale is required to increase their ...

The first molecular motor created by Ben Feringa was described 25 years ago (on 9-9-1999) in the journal Nature. It brought Feringa a 1/3 share in the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

Engineering a Chemical Switch into the Light-driven Proton Pump Proteorhodopsin by Cysteine Mutagenesis and Thiol Modification. Angewandte Chemie International Edition , 2016; 55 (31): 8846 DOI ...

Light-driven molecular swing Peer-Reviewed Publication. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Scientists ... When light impinges on molecules, it is absorbed and re-emitted.

Dec 07, 2023: Optical and electrically driven single-molecular Raman switch (Nanowerk News) The role of molecular junctions in nanoelectronics is most often associated with electronic transport; ...

Liquid crystals exist in a phase of their own. They can flow like liquids, but because their molecules are arranged in a somewhat orderly way, they can be easily manipulated to reflect light. This ...

A discovery by Princeton scientists demonstrates that humans don’t have the monopoly on building the world’s tiniest machines. The researchers found a lasso-shaped bacterial molecule capable of ...

The old saying "the dose makes the poison" also holds true for ultraviolet (UV) light. While UV light is essential for vitamin D production, it is also important in phototherapy, several ...

Posted: May 20, 2010: Understanding light-driven molecular switches (Nanowerk News) Light-driven molecular switches are already used in technical devices such as LCD displays and storage media.Full ...