In the effort to develop new quantum technologies of the future, scientists are pursuing several different approaches. One ...

Molecular assembly is a fundamental concept in nanotechnology that involves the controlled arrangement of molecules or molecular components into ordered structures with desired properties and ...

Illustration of basic molecular building blocks. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for ...

As you might guess from the name, it involves working backwards from a target molecule to figure out its basic building ...

The key oxygen atom sits in the centre of the structure. Scientists have discovered how to make a synthetic molecule that could be a key building block in the production of future cancer drugs. The ...

Professor David Leigh, who led the research at University’s School of Chemistry, explains: ‘All matter is made up of atoms and these are the basic building blocks that form molecules. Our robot is ...

In a conversation from 2022, Dr. Carolyn Bertozzi discusses bioorthogonal chemistry, which could have applications in ...

The methyl cation, or CH3 +, molecule can promote chemical reactions that form more complex carbon molecules — crucial building blocks for life. Scientists have theorized that methyl cation ...

Due to DNA’s complexity, scientists theorize that a simpler molecule preceded it billions of years ago during early life ...

Proteins are the molecular building blocks and engines of the cell, and are involved in practically all life processes. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry investigate the ...