Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the molecular level, this concept forms the foundation of molecular motors -- ...

At one time or another, most of us have played with a flipbook, using our thumbs to rapidly flip a series of pictures to create an illusion of movement. Scientists use a similar technique to study the ...

The 2nd AnDi Challenge benchmarked tools for analyzing single-molecule motion in cells, revealing key strengths and ongoing challenges in the field. (Nanowerk News) In the intricate world inside ...

Scientists observed charge separation in a solar cell dye, driven by nuclear vibrations, not solvent effects, reshaping views on light-induced transport. (Nanowerk News) Whether in solar cells or in ...

The story “The Motion of Molecules Makes Electricity,” dated Oct. 23, 2023 (page 7), highlighted a recent paper published inAPL Materials by Luan et al. that purports to demonstrate the harvesting of ...

Fast-scanning atomic force microscopy imaging of the molecule at two different time points shows positional shifts along the polymer chain on the left. On the right, the molecular structure of PEG ...