Such versatility and progress in the field is due, in part, to the vast complexity of functional π-electron systems, ranging from simple small molecules to polymers and biomolecules; flexibility ...

A new technique, based on a chain reaction of recognition and hybridization events between two sets of DNA hairpin molecules, offers an enzyme-free alternative for the rapid detection of specific ...

A report in the journal Science from researchers in the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry represents a significant advance in making the types of molecules needed in drug development.

The paper is published in the journal Nature. In a world-first ... achieving it with complex molecules is a significant step forward because molecules offer additional structures and properties ...

However, conventionally synthesizing colloidal molecules with such specific symmetry requires a multi-step synthetic process.