Molecules, like Tinkertoys, link up. (Chemistry).(molecular nanotechnology)(Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: October 20, 2001 | Copyright information

By developing a novel way to make molecules assemble themselves, researchers may have opened a new route to microscopic devices, including nanoscale electronics.

Like Tinkertoys or Lincoln Logs, the molecules connect to each other only at certain points. As a result, the molecules build into predictable shapes.

"We believe that this is a breakthrough for advancing molecular nanotechnology," says Takashi Yokoyama of the National Institute for Materials Science in Nagoya, Japan. Yokoyama and his coworkers report the work in the Oct. 11 NATURE.

To make their molecular ...

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