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Chemistry World June 16, 2010 Simon Hadlington	Rotaxane molecule seen in action Researchers from the US and Japan have directly observed the ring of a rotaxane molecule shuttling along its spindle. The behaviour of the rotaxane is influenced by its molecular environment, something that is significant if the molecules are to be used as molecular machines.
Chemistry World April 28, 2009 Jon Cartwright	Metal ions give rise to threaded molecules Chemists in France have developed a simple method to synthesize tricky '[3]rotaxane' molecules for potential applications in intelligent materials and molecular machines.
Chemistry World August 17, 2010 Simon Hadlington	A MOF you can scoff Chemists have accidentally discovered a new type of metal organic framework, or MOF, which is made from edible components.
Chemistry World January 6, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Light drives unusual rotaxane-to-catenane transformation Researchers in Europe have reported a mechanically-interlocked molecular system that can reversibly switch between being a rotaxane and a catenane.
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Chemistry World November 4, 2010 Mike Brown	World's smallest chromatography column Single metal-organic framework crystals can be used to separate mixtures of dyes just like a miniature chromatography column, say scientists in the US.
Chemistry World April 28, 2015 Jennifer Newton	Defective by design Researchers in the UK and France have tuned the properties of a metal -- organic framework by deliberately engineering defects into its structure.
Chemistry World August 21, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Coating can drive down white LED light prices The cost of white LED lighting may be set to fall as scientists in the US have created an LED coating made from a relatively cheap luminescent metal -- organic framework.
Chemistry World September 7, 2009	Bolt-on MOF catalysts Chemists in the US have shown that a class of hugely porous materials called metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) can have catalytic functions bolted onto the structure after it has been constructed to produce efficient catalysts that can be easily recovered and cycled many times.
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Simon Hadlington	Controlling an organocatalyst with pH UK chemists have designed an organocatalyst that can be mechanically switched on and off simply by changing the pH.
Chemistry World August 31, 2015 Matthew Gunther	MOFs with a heart of glass Metal -- organic frameworks have long been the preserve of the solid state domain, but a group of scientists have now produced a molten MOF and cooled it to form a unique glass.
Chemistry World March 27, 2013 Akshat Rathi	Molecular cages to end crystallization nightmare X-ray crystallography has shaped modern chemistry. It is a powerful tool for molecular structural analysis. But it suffers from one big drawback: it can only analyze materials that form well-defined crystals. This may now be about to change.
Chemistry World February 4, 2011	MOF magnets deliver drugs German scientists have encapsulated nanomagnets inside metal organic frameworks. The MOF magnets can be filled with a drug, which is released when a magnetic field is applied.
Technology Research News August 13, 2003	Molecule makes ring rotor Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have interlocked large, ring-shaped molecules to make a molecular rotor that moves in only one direction. The molecule could eventually be used as a nanoscale motor or winch.
Chemistry World July 4, 2014 Andy Extance	Molecular sieve membranes look to greener separations US researchers have made molecular sieving fibers that open up new possibilities for large scale chemical separations that use much less energy than conventional distillation methods.
Chemistry World April 30, 2015 Simon Hadlington	Floppy polymer defies convention to form rigid framework Chemists in the US have turned received wisdom on its head by using floppy, linear polymers to construct a rigid, crystalline, three-dimensional metal -- organic framework.
Chemistry World April 29, 2009 James Urquhart	Huge pores in zeolite molecular sieve Researchers in Spain and Sweden have synthesized and structurally determined a new kind of crystalline molecular sieve with extra large holes and chiral properties.
Chemistry World August 13, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Picky MOF crystals show promise For the first time, researchers have modified metal-organic frameworks to selectively capture large organic molecules.
Chemistry World November 17, 2015 Matthew Gunther	Rotaxane raises the bar for self-replicating chemical systems Scientists in the UK and Malaysia have created a self-assembling rotaxane that can replicate itself. The result may lead to the development of autonomous chemical systems that mimic cellular processes.
Chemistry World September 15, 2011 James Mitchell Crow	Polymer Side Chains on the Slide Researchers may now be able to create rotaxane polymers whose properties alter in response to chemical stimuli.
Chemistry World October 26, 2012 Andy Extance	Molecular muscle machines bulk up French researchers have made the longest molecular machines that can be shrunk on demand in a collective motion that emulate muscle fibers.
Chemistry World June 25, 2013 Phillip Broadwith	Porous materials break out of covalent cage Porous materials made from small molecular cages, rather than rigidly bonded frameworks, could be easier to process and have more tunable performance, say UK researchers.
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.
Chemistry World August 22, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks.
Chemistry World August 29, 2014 Simon Hadlington	Rigid molecular wires make electrons fly Researchers in Germany and Japan have shown that a new type of organic molecular wire -- which is flat and rigid -- can transfer electrons at more than 800 times the speed of its conventional, flexible counterpart.
Chemistry World January 31, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Demon Ratchets up Nanotech Revolution Inspired by a 140-year-old conundrum, chemists have created a nanomachine that works like a ratchet, transporting molecules in only one direction.
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Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Yuandi Li	Reversible photoswitch a boost for molecular electronics A team of international scientists has made a photocontrollable device, which, they say, shows potential for application in nanocircuits and helps the understanding of electrical conduction in molecular electronics.
Chemistry World January 24, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Chemical Computing Creates World's Densest Data Storage Medium A vital piece of nanoelectronic circuitry has been produced which could bring molecular computers a step closer.
Chemistry World December 3, 2014 Cally Haynes	One rotaxane, two catalytic stories A two-site supramolecular catalyst that can be programmed to mediate different reactions depending on its conformation has been designed by researchers in the UK.
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Ian Randall	Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics Chinese and Danish scientists have placed a transistor made from a single molecular monolayer onto an electronic chip. The new chip harnesses graphene oxide as a transparent electrode so that light can be used to switch the transistor.
Chemistry World January 17, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Molecular Magnets of Mystery Researchers have discovered a new class of molecular magnets which work above room temperature. But why the magnets work, and what their structures are, remains a perplexing mystery.
Chemistry World July 19, 2012 Helen Gray	MOF gate opens selective CO2 gas storage door UK researchers have designed a metal -- organic framework that, unusually, selectively adsorbs CO 2 over ethyne by a dynamic gate-opening mechanism and has potential applications in fuel gas separation.
Technology Research News December 29, 2004	Molecular Motor Goes Both Ways Researchers have constructed a molecular motor that can spin in either direction, much like the biological molecular motors involved in many of life's processes. The motor could eventually be used in nanotechnology applications.
Chemistry World September 26, 2014 Jennifer Newton	James Crowley: Magicians rings and dumbbells on a molecular scale Research in Crowley's group combines synthetic organic, inorganic, organometallic and supramolecular chemistry to design and synthesize new functional materials.
Chemistry World April 7, 2015 Hugh Cowley	The Goldilocks of heterogeneous catalysis An international team of scientists has tethered palladium to a metal -- organic framework support using thiol groups normally associated with catalyst poisoning
Chemistry World April 19, 2012 Amy Middleton-Gear	Catalyst delivery and recovery using MOFs Although heteropolyacids are excellent homogeneous polyoxometalate catalysts, recovering these molecules at the end of a reaction is often tricky and can have an impact on their application.
Chemistry World August 28, 2012 James Mitchell Crow	MOF smashes gas storage ceiling Highly porous materials being developed as future fuel tanks for hydrogen- or methane-powered vehicles could hold much more gas than previously thought.
Chemistry World February 3, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Crack-proofing MOF membranes Chinese chemists have developed a way to reinforce metal-organic framework-based membranes to toughen them against cracking.
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Chemistry World May 27, 2015 Emma Stephen	ZIF-8 disrupts ionic liquid deep freeze Researchers from Japan have combined an ionic liquid with a metal -- organic framework to produce an unusual material that retains its conductivity below -- 20 C.
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Chemistry World July 3, 2014 Tami Spector	Of atoms and aesthetics Molecular aesthetics means many things to a few people. For some it means tangible aspects of compounds; for others yet, the ways that chemists represent molecules.
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Chemistry World May 26, 2015 Matthew Gunther	MOF catalyst capable of disabling chemical weapons Metal -- organic frameworks may become an essential tool to destroy chemical weapons as researchers in the US have found one that has the potential to rapidly break down nerve agents.
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Technology Research News January 29, 2003 Kimberly Patch	Bumpy surface stores data Cramming more data into a given storage device is all about making bits that are extremely small and consistently spaced. Using individual molecules to store bits would be a tremendous leap forward. One molecule gaining researchers' attention is rotaxane.