Machine learning (ML) is increasingly being utilized to optimize the research paradigm and shorten the time from discovery to application of novel functional materials, pharmaceuticals, and fine ...

Biology is full of molecular machines, such as motor proteins and ATP synthase, that operate self-sufficiently through cycles of oxidation and reduction. A team of human chemists at the University of ...

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular ...

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 ...

Tiny machines built from individual molecules are moving from science fiction into working hardware, promising to reshape medicine, manufacturing, and even computing. Instead of gears and pistons, ...

For Lucas Farnung, there is no question more fascinating than how a single fertilized egg develops into a fully-functioning human. As a structural biologist, he is studying this process on the ...

Trying to untangle a knot in a mess of strings can be frustrating and time-consuming. But not so for molecular machines - ...

Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that sustain all life, an ability that has captured the attention of scientists like me. Consider muscle movement. Your body ...

What is Rational Molecular Design for Reduced Toxicity? Rational Molecular Design for Reduced Toxicity is the use of information from empirical, mechanistic and computational methods to create ...

Molecular switches are nanoscale devices that can reversibly change their state or conformation in response to external stimuli. These switches are typically individual molecules or molecular ...