This breakthrough could lead to smaller, faster, and more efficient computing devices at the molecular level. For the first ...

A team of scientists has developed the "world's most electrically conductive organic molecule," which could revolutionize ...

Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an experimental technique based on the principles of quantum tunneling of electrons between two electrodes separated by a potential barrier, typically used for ...

Scanning Tunneling Microscopy is a subset of Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM), a group of techniques that image and manipulate surfaces at the nanometer to atomic scales. SPM techniques share the ...

Scientists have discovered a new molecule that might transform how we build computers—making them smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient. The research, led by physicist Kun Wang at the University ...

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The molecular motor was powered by electricity from a state of the art, low-temperature scanning tunneling microscope. This microscope sent an electrical current through the molecule, directing ...

The reason for the high-speed micro is the need to control the scanning signals based on the measured tunnelling current to form a control loop. We didn’t dig into precisely how that works!

Centre: Simulated scanning tunnelling microscopy image In this ... a single cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPC) molecule), recording the resulting tunneling current between tip and sample surface.

Nanosurf took it a step further in 1997, bringing single atoms into the classroom! The NaioSTM is a scanning tunneling microscope that combines the scan head and controller into a single instrument ...

Today, most of us carry a fairly powerful computer in our hand—a smartphone. But computers weren't always so portable. Since ...