Imaging tech captures molecule ‘wobble’ in 3D

Called CHIDO, Mexican slang for "cool," the new technology takes imaging single molecules into the third dimension.

Bob Marcotte-U. Rochester • futurity
Oct. 23, 2020 ~8 min

Cosmic rays may be behind life’s mirrored molecules

Radiation from space may have left a mark on early life, researchers say. It could explain chirality, or why molecules have left- and right-handed versions.

Taylor Kubota-Stanford • futurity
June 5, 2020 ~8 min


Lab-made molecules store image of Picasso drawing

Researchers have stored and retrieved image data from mixtures containing molecules they made in the lab. It's a step forward for molecular data storage.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
Feb. 18, 2020 ~5 min

Team solves mystery of how 2D ice grows

How water vapor can transform directly into solid ice may one day lead to the design of materials that make ice removal more simple and less costly.

Katherine Unger Baillie-Penn • futurity
Jan. 2, 2020 ~6 min

Hot experiment brings molecular computing one step closer

The first measurement of heat transfer through a single molecule could pave the way for molecular computing.

Nicole Casal Moore-Michigan • futurity
July 22, 2019 ~6 min

X-ray ‘movie’ captures molecular motion in real time

Using X-ray pulses, researchers have been able to see molecular motion in real-time, something that was once impossible.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
July 17, 2019 ~5 min

Metabolomes: A new way to store data in little space

DNA isn't the only molecule to show promise for data storage. A new study is proof-of-concept for using artificial metabolomes.

Kevin Stacey-Brown • futurity
July 5, 2019 ~6 min

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