
Suisse Hand-knitted Molecular Assemblies
Verantwortlicher Autor:
ZéLuis F. Correia
Bern, 20.01.2019, 15:21 Uhr
Presse-Ressort von: ZéLuis F. Correia
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Chains of 1,4-benzenediisocyanate are formed between nanometer-thin gold tips, alternating with individual gold atoms. Bild: Image: Nature
Bern [ENA] An Empa research team has now succeeded in producing molecules between two microscopically small, movable gold tips – in a sense as a "hand-knitted" unique specimen. The molecules can be monitored in real time while they are being produced. The results have been published in Nature Communications. [Full story...]