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Can a single molecule behave as a mirror?

November 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 55 vote(s) | User comments: 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- “We have shown for the first time, theoretically, that a single molecule can behave as a perfect mirror,” Mario Agio tells PhysOrg.com. “Imagine that your mirror at home becomes a single molecule and ...


Molecular memory a game-changer

November 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 44 vote(s) | User comments: 6

A team at Rice University has determined that a strip of graphite only 10 atoms thick can serve as the basic element in a new type of memory, making massive amounts of storage available for computers, handheld media players, ...


Caltech 4-D microscope revolutionizes the way we look at the nano world

November 20, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 43 vote(s) | User comments: 1

More than a century ago, the development of the earliest motion picture technology made what had been previously thought "magical" a reality: capturing and recreating the movement and dynamism of the world ...