The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

The semiconductor industry has seen a remarkable miniaturization trend, driven by many
scientific and technological innovations. But if this trend is to continue, and provide ever …

This book explains the operating principles of atomic force microscopy and scanning
tunneling microscopy. The aim of this book is to enable the reader to operate a scanning …

Chemical reactions induced by the localized surface plasmon (LSP) of metal nanostructures
could be important for a sustainable society to achieve highly efficient conversion from solar …

To many, periodic mechanical conformational motion of molecules is mesmerizing to a
degree that is difficult to explain rationally: It is almost as hard to stop watching an image of …

Transport of electrons in a single molecule junction is the simplest problem in the general
subject area of molecular electronics. In the past few years, this area has been extended to …

The ability to probe individual atoms and molecules have made it possible to reveal
properties which otherwise would be hidden in the study of an ensemble of atoms and …

Microreactor technology has shown potential for optimizing synthetic efficiency, particularly
in preparing sensitive compounds. We achieved the synthesis of an [18F] fluoride …

Recently, the family of high-resolution scanning probe imaging techniques using decorated
tips has been complemented by a method based on inelastic electron tunneling …

For molecules to be used as components in molecular machines, methods that couple
individual molecules to external energy sources and that selectively excite motion in a given …