Using individual molecules as conducting bridges for electrons offers opportunities when
investigating quantum phenomena that are not readily accessible from experiments …

This review commemorates the 40th anniversary of DNA sequencing, a period in which we
have already witnessed multiple technological revolutions and a growth in scale from a few …

Genomes represent the starting point of genetic studies. Since the discovery of DNA
structure, scientists have devoted great efforts to determine their sequence in an exact way …

Artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology are two fields that are instrumental in realizing
the goal of precision medicine—tailoring the best treatment for each cancer patient. Recent …

Creating functional electrical circuits using individual or ensemble molecules, often termed
as “molecular-scale electronics”, not only meets the increasing technical demands of the …

Monitoring and manipulating the physical and chemical behavior of single molecules is an
important development direction of molecular electronics that aids in understanding the …

Fast, cheap, and reliable DNA sequencing could be one of the most disruptive innovations
of this decade, as it will pave the way for personalized medicine. In pursuit of such …

Ion transport and hydrodynamic flow through nanometer-sized channels (nanopores) have
been increasingly studied owing to not only the fundamental interest in the abundance of …

The size of the sensing region in solid-state nanopores is determined by the size of the pore
and the thickness of the pore membrane, so ultrathin membranes such as graphene and …

Solid-state nanopores are nm sized apertures formed in thin synthetic membranes. These
single molecule sensors have been used in a variety of biophysical and diagnostic …