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Chemistry World January 2012 |
DNA motors on With the relentless rise of DNA nanotechnology's popularity, Emma Davies explores the role chemistry has played in its success |
Chemistry World November 17, 2010 Jon Cartwright |
DNA origami meets low-cost lithography Chemists in the US have developed an easy way to integrate the 'bottom up' assembly of DNA origami with the 'top down' patterning of low cost lithography. |
Technology Research News October 22, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
DNA forms nano waffles A method for stitching together strands of DNA yields microscopic waffled sheets and ribbons. The nanostructures make handy building materials that could help bridge the huge technological chasm between the realm of molecules and the merely microscopic. |
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Lewis Brindley |
DNA origami goes large US researchers have found a way to scale up DNA origami into larger structures by using 'tiles' instead of 'staples' to pin them in place. |
Chemistry World March 15, 2010 James Urquhart |
All aboard the DNA nanotube Cargo-carrying DNA nanotubes that can rapidly release their load on demand have been made for the first time by Canadian researchers. |
Chemistry World May 6, 2009 Phillip Broadwith |
Nano-boxes from DNA origami Danish researchers have made a nano-sized box out of DNA that can be locked or opened in response to 'keys' made from short strands of DNA. |
Chemistry World October 3, 2010 Manisha Lalloo |
DNA origami with a twist Researchers in the US have designed and synthesised a nanoscale Mobius strip out of DNA origami. |
Chemistry World July 4, 2010 Hayley Birch |
DNA sticks at flick of switch A new technique that sticks individual DNA molecules to a gold surface works at the flick of an electrochemical switch. |
Chemistry World July 13, 2015 Philip Ball |
First snapshot of elusive intermediate supplies surprise A team near Zurich in Switzerland, has been able to take a single-molecule snapshot of an intermediate in a common class of organic reactions. |
Chemistry World April 14, 2011 Laura Howes |
DNA origami yields tiny flask A US group of researchers has made a round bottomed flask from folded up DNA with an internal capacity of just 24000nm 3, which would be enough to hold 800,000 molecules of water. |
PC World February 1, 2002 Kuriko Miyake |
Olympus Unveils DNA Computer Rather than relying on a microprocessor, computer runs on reactions between fragments of DNA... |
Technology Research News March 24, 2004 |
DNA has nano building in hand Researchers from Ludwig Maximilians University in Germany have built a simple molecular machine from DNA that can bind to and release single molecules of a specific type of protein. |
Chemistry World August 1, 2010 Mike Brown |
Snapshots of mystery molecular structures Researchers have used atomic force microscopy to produce clear molecular images that can help determine the correct atomic structure of unknown organic molecules. |
Chemistry World January 12, 2015 Emma Stoye |
DNA origami makes moving machines Carlos Castro's group at Ohio State University, US has engineered DNA 'machines' that can open and close like hinges, as well as perform more complicated movements in three dimensions |
Chemistry World June 18, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Chemical speed-dating even faster Researchers in the US have adapted a DNA amplification technique to develop a simpler way to rapidly screen chemical reactions. |
Chemistry World January 31, 2008 Michael Gross |
A DNA Crane for Molecular Building Sites Researchers in Germany have developed a DNA-based crane that can pick up molecules from a depot and deposit them precisely at a target site. |
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 |
Chip spots DNA electrochemically A microelectrochemical method of reading DNA chips could be used in portable detectors. It could be use practically in two to five years, according to the researchers. |
Technology Research News June 15, 2005 Kimberly Patch |
DNA Machine Links Molecules Researchers have fashioned a nanomechanical device from DNA that can be programmed to align a series of molecules and fuse them together. The technique could potentially be used to put together designer polymers, encrypt information, and carry out computations. |
Technology Research News February 11, 2004 |
Scientists brew tree-shaped DNA Researchers from Cornell University have synthesized a new type of DNA that can be used as a nanotechnology building block. |
Chemistry World September 26, 2013 Akshat Rathi |
First pictures of hydrogen bonds unveiled Researchers in China report the first visualization of a hydrogen bond using atomic force microscopy. |
Chemistry World July 22, 2011 Kate McAlpine |
Self-assembling DNA structures carve out a niche Researchers have used DNA nanostructures to create raised ridges and tiny trenches in silicon dioxide using an etching technique. |
Chemistry World January 11, 2008 John Bonner |
DNA Nanoparticles Detect Gene Expression US scientists have made nanoparticles from DNA that they say could be used to identify the genes being expressed in a single cell. |
Technology Research News August 22, 2005 |
DNA Technologies The versatile DNA molecule has proven to be a powerful technological building block. Researchers have developed ways of combining DNA molecules that allow them to carry out computations in test tubes and create two-dimensional patterns and three-dimensional structures at the nanoscale. |
Technology Research News June 29, 2005 |
Self-assembly: the natural way to make things In biology, there are a few different ways DNA molecules can be replicated and combined. |
HHMI Bulletin Feb 2011 |
DNA Curtains How proteins behave in such a crash test gives scientists data about their structural integrity, how they attach to DNA, and how they behave in a cell. |
Chemistry World October 24, 2012 |
Less is more for DNA reactions A technique allowing the use of small amounts of DNA for efficient DNA-directed chemistry has been developed by scientists in Germany. |
Technology Research News November 3, 2004 Smalley & Patch |
DNA Machines Take a Walk Researchers working to form nanoscale machines and materials are increasingly tapping into nature's building blocks. |
Chemistry World November 13, 2015 Cathy Sorbara |
Hitching a ride on DNA In the congested intracellular environment, scientists in the Netherlands and the US have found a way for molecules to maneuver through the crowds and arrive at their destination faster. |
Technology Research News December 11, 2002 Kimberly Patch |
DNA prefers diamond DNA is particularly useful for sensing pathogens like those used in biological weapons. The trick to making sensors that can be used in the field may involve attaching strands of DNA to a thin film of diamond, preparing sensors to withstand the rigors of the real world. |
Chemistry World January 30, 2014 Anthony King |
Unnatural DNA links click for faster synthesis Human cells can still read strands of DNA correctly if they are stitched together using linkers not found in nature, a new study shows. |
Reactive Reports Issue 54 David Bradley |
Hula-Hoop DNA Amplification Periodic nanostructures made of gold nanoparticles and long DNA strands with repeated sequences have been prepared by using a technique known as "rolling circle amplification" or the "hula-hoop" technique. |
Chemistry World January 20, 2011 James Urquhart |
SNPs on display DNA origami and atomic force microscopy have been combined to reliably detect and image single nucleotide polymorphisms, the most common form of genetic variation in the human genome. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2006 Michael Gross |
A DNA Switch for RNA Folding Researchers have equipped a large RNA domain with a DNA switch, which they say can fold or unfold the RNA molecule at will. |
Chemistry World April 18, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
First DNA rotaxane Rotaxanes are dumbbell-shaped molecules encircled by a molecular hoop that can move unhindered along the axle, trapped by the bulky stoppers at either end. These could be useful components in molecular machines. |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
DNA Makes and Breaks Particle Clumps Nanotechnology is all about manipulating materials on the molecular scale. Many teams of researchers are using artificial strands of DNA to do so. |
Chemistry World August 17, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
DNA shapes up for nanoelectronic devices Researchers have taken a step towards the next generation of high-speed computer chips by controlling how triangle-shaped pieces of DNA mount themselves on a surface. |
Technology Research News July 28, 2004 |
Chemistry yields DNA fossils The technique could be used to make nanoscale containers, wires, patterns, and chemical catalysts. |
Chemistry World October 25, 2011 Jon Evans |
Carbon nanotubes detect DNA 'flipping out' US chemists have developed a way to detect the chemical modification of a single strand of DNA, by hooking it up to a pair of carbon nanotubes. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2014 James Urquhart |
Designer nanoparticles cast in DNA molds German researchers have developed a DNA origami approach to produce custom-made inorganic nanoparticles with programmable, pre-designed shapes. |
Chemistry World July 31, 2008 |
Nanostructures Made Easy Scotland-based chemists have invented a new way to build nanoscale arrays of molecules over a large surface area: a technique that may be key to making nanostructures in sophisticated sensors, catalysts, and tiny computer parts. |
Chemistry World December 18, 2009 Nina Notman |
Cutting edge chemistry in 2009 We review the ground-breaking research and important trends of the year's published chemical science papers. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2010 Mike Brown |
Molecular robots on nano-assembly lines Teams of automated programmable molecular robots working together on nanoscale assembly lines is one step closer, say scientists in the US. |
Chemistry World February 20, 2015 Philip Ball |
Pattern reactions driven by DNA strands A team working in France and Japan have used strands of DNA to control the parameters of the molecular interactions so that the patterns they make might be tailored to order. |
Chemistry World October 7, 2011 Sarah Farley |
Detecting diseases with DNA sensors DNA sensors detect pathogenic and genetic diseases by binding to target DNA strands that are related to the disease and giving a signal that shows how much of the DNA is present. |
Technology Research News August 10, 2005 |
DNA process stamps patterns DNA's ability to connect matching strands is at the heart of a stamp that promises to bring mass production to the nanoscale. |
Chemistry World October 10, 2010 Andy Extance |
DNA strides into organic synthesis US scientists have used a DNA walker to synthesise an organic molecule in a series of steps, without intervention, for the first time. |
Chemistry World April 27, 2006 |
`Sticky Trees' Glue Molecules to Proteins Researchers have developed a chemical glue that binds molecules to proteins without compromising protein function. The method could be used to modify a wide range of proteins for a variety of purposes, such as in the development of new protein-based therapies. |
Technology Research News April 23, 2003 Kimberly Patch |
DNA motor keeps cranking Researchers have been making DNA perform all sorts of shape-changing tricks in recent years, but the need to add pieces of DNA at every step has made it a bit of a stretch to call these molecules motors. A method that keeps the process humming changes things. |
Chemistry World November 11, 2009 James Urquhart |
Structural snapshots of complex molecules US researchers have pioneered a new spectroscopy technique to uncover the precise sequence of atomic movements and structural changes that occur during complex chemical transformations. |
Chemistry World February 8, 2006 Jon Evans |
To Boldly go Where no Chemist Has Gone Before Studying the interactions between different molecular fragments is taking researchers to the uncharted regions of chemical space. |