Weighing and imaging molecules one at a time
Monday, April 27, 2015 - 06:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Building on their creation of the first-ever mechanical device that can measure the mass of individual molecules, one at a time, a team of Caltech scientists and their colleagues have created nanodevices that can also reveal their shape. Such information is crucial when trying to identify large protein molecules or complex assemblies of protein molecules.