Organic Chemistry

halide perovskite

Order Trumps Disorder

19.09.2019

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Explaining the self-healing properties of a remarkable material

organic crystal formation

Step-by-Step Crystallization Shows Organic Crystals’ Amorphous Side

19.11.2018

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

The findings may be relevant to drug production, solar cells, cell phones and TV displays, among other things

cholesterol crystals

The Killer Crystal

13.11.2018

Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Structural Biology, Biochemistry, Immunology, Disease, Drugs & Diagnostics

How does a helpful substance like cholesterol turn deadly?

electrons tunnel in protein

Lowering the Barrier: Electrons Seen Tunneling through Proteins

02.08.2018

Quantum Physics, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry, Biotechnology

Uncovering quantum effects in the molecules in our bodies may lead to future biotech developments

Fluorite. Credit: Rob Lavinsky, iRocks.com – CC-BY-SA-3.0

Nanocrystals Give MRI a New Shine

28.06.2018

Molecular and Cell Biology, Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Yeda Technology Transfer

A “crazy idea” for using fluoride nanocrystals as magnetic resonance tracers could lead to new clinical imaging methods

Prof. Boris Rybtchinski and group

Take Organic Dye, Add Carbon Nanotubes, Stir

07.05.2018

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

A simple method of producing conductive nanomaterials may have uses from spacesuits to optoelectronics

Koushik Saha

When Molecules Change Shape: How Slow Can They Go?

22.03.2018

Space & Physics, Lasers & Optics, Particle Physics, Organic Chemistry

The findings may help explain the chemistry of biological molecules in outer space

self-assembling membrane

Self-Organization Makes for Efficient Separation

17.05.2017

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

A new, water-based, recyclable membrane filters all types of nanoparticles

DNA condensed in lines

DNA, the Condensed Version

28.11.2016

Nanoscience, Materials Science, Organic Chemistry

Lines of highly compacted DNA might be used as nanocables

molecular encryption

Molecule Holds the Key

04.07.2016

Nanoscience, Organic Chemistry, Encryption/Decryption

Invisible ink meets secure encryption in a single molecule. Just add cola

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