All life, as far as we know, assembles itself molecule by molecule. The blueprint for our bodies is encoded on ribbons of DNA and RNA. Cellular factories called ribosomes make these blueprints ...

David Leigh dreams of building a small machine. Really small. Something minuscule. Or more like … molecule. “Chemists like me have been working on trying to turn molecules into machines for about 25 ...

KAIST researchers have created a DNA-based molecular computer that integrates computation and memory at sub-2-nanometer scales, overcoming the one-time-use limitation of traditional DNA circuits. In ...

Researchers at KAIST have developed a DNA-based molecular computer that integrates both computation and memory, overcoming the one-time-use limitation of traditional DNA circuits. The system uses ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Scientists at Hewlett-Packard Co. and UCLA said they have patented a means of getting around a significant hurdle in the race to build computer chips out of individual molecules.

A single electron makes the difference between “on” and “off” for a new transistor made from a single carbon nanotube, whose minute size and low-energy requirements should make it an ideal device for ...

A computer that uses molecules to solve problems uses 10,000 times less energy than a conventional computer. If made larger, these biocomputers could efficiently solve complex logistics problems that ...

A molecular switch is an important step toward building molecular computers. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Applications of Molecular Electronics, or MoleApps, program sponsors ...

Computer-aided molecular and product design is an interdisciplinary discipline that combines molecular property prediction, algorithmic search and process engineering to accelerate the development of ...