Supramolecular chemistry – Page 6
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NewsMolecular machines roll in for the 2016 chemistry Nobel
Ben Feringa, Jean-Pierre Sauvage and Fraser Stoddart take chemistry’s top gong for creating a series of nanoscale machines
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ResearchSingle-molecule switch flipped on and off by light
A light-controlled electrical switch has been made from a single photosensitive molecule
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ResearchMolecular motors start chemically-fuelled journey
Interlinked rings emulate how motor proteins work naturally in cells, while palladium catalysts corkscrew smaller molecules
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FeatureSwitching mindsets
The promise of molecules that photoswitch is increasingly rich, especially in biomedical applications, Andy Extance finds
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ResearchCaging chemical weapons
Supramolecular cubes trap and flag nerve agents using the hydrophobic effect
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FeatureMolecular machines
Victoria Richards investigates the world of artificial molecular machines
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ResearchMegasupramolecules promise to quell fuel explosions
‘Sticky-ended’ molecules that self-assemble into long chains may have made 9/11 less deadly
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ResearchEureka moment in supramolecular chemistry
Successful synthesis of an Archimedes solid using a single molecular component
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ResearchLight drives unusual rotaxane-to-catenane transformation
Chemists ring the changes of mechanically-interlocked molecules
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ResearchOne rotaxane, two catalytic stories
Molecular machine generates different products from a common set of building blocks
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FeatureLet the molecules do the talking
Using molecules rather than electronics or optics to send messages sounds far-fetched, but it’s common in nature. Nina Notman dials up some compounds and investigates
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ResearchJames Crowley: Magicians rings and dumbbells on a molecular scale
James Crowley on making stimuli responsive molecular machines from mechanically interlocked architectures
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ResearchMolecular knot shaped like a Star of David
Entwined molecular knot made from catenane crosses at six points