Science news articles about 'rotaxane'

Researchers directly observe the ring of a rotaxane molecule switch positions along its thread in response to an electrochemical stimulus

... fluorescence microscopy. This gave snapshots of individual rotaxane molecules in the form of emission patterns. In simplified ... orientation of the probe. The researchers showed that the cuff of the rotaxane does not rotate if the sample is dry. However ...

... created a plasmonic switch from switchable bistable rotaxanes. Rotaxanes are complex molecules that consist of a dumbbell ...

Researchers use metal ions to guide synthesis of ‘double-threaded’ [3]rotaxane

German researchers devise a way of threading DNA through a hoop to create a wheel and axle structure

Chemists have long been tinkering with rotaxanes. The name, derived from the Greek, basically means "wheel axle" - and not without reason.

... in observing single-molecule interactions of bistable rotaxanes functioning in their native environment. The team's findings ... , the researchers were able to record station changes by the rotaxanes' rings along their rods in response to electrochemical ...

Rotaxane research inspires polymer materials with dynamic, stimuli-responsive structures

Iron co-ordination wrestles daisy-chain rotaxane molecular machines into a muscle-mimicking polymer

Bio-inspired molecular machine can piece together three amino acids

Iron co-ordination wrestles daisy-chain rotaxane molecular machines into a muscle-mimicking polymer