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Chemistry World February 27, 2007 Jon Evans	Molecular pH Sensor Inspired by Relay Runners Chemists have taken inspiration from relay runners to create a molecular version of a conventional glass pH electrode. Their molecular sensor can measure pH over a wide range and should allow scientists to begin measuring pH levels in microscopic volumes, such as within individual cells.
Technology Research News October 6, 2004 Kimberly Patch	Fluid chip does binary logic Researchers are working to combine many gates to make a microfluidic computing system. The technology could lead to inexpensive, easily-manufacturerd handheld labs-on-a-chip that do not require control electronics.
Reactive Reports Issue 46 David Bradley	Bubble Logic Molecular-based computation may allow unprecedented miniaturization.
Reactive Reports October 2006 David Bradley	Amilra Prasanna "AP" de Silva An interview with the Queen's University of Belfast chemistry professor on his fascinating research into logical molecules.
Chemistry World July 18, 2014 Melissae Fellet	Molecular computer calculates Ebola diagnosis A molecular computer could one day simplify analysis of biomedical assays like those used to diagnose Ebola, researchers say.
Technology Research News March 24, 2004 Eric Smalley	Molecular logic proposed Researchers from the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS) and University College London in England have devised a scheme for designing logic circuits within individual molecules.
Chemistry World October 20, 2008 Hayley Birch	RNA computers built in yeast US scientists have assembled ribonucleic acids into an adaptable logic system that can be programmed to sense and respond to molecules inside living yeast cells.
Chemistry World August 13, 2013 Uwe Pischel	Molecular logic-based computation This book, by A. Prasanna de Silva, will serve the expert, as well as interested scientists from other specialties related to any aspect of molecular logic.
Chemistry World March 24, 2006 Jon Evans	Organic Chemists Develop Molecular Calculator Electronic calculators may have decreased in size dramatically over the past 30 years, but a team of organic chemists has now shrunk the calculator to the size of a single molecule.
Chemistry World May 18, 2011 James Urquhart	Throwing light on molecular logic gates The multifunctional molecule, which can be reconfigured by light, could be used in data storage devices and biomedicine, including nanoparticle tracking and drug delivery.
Reactive Reports Issue 58	ID Tags for Teenage Molecules One academic team has developed a logical technology that allows them to generate millions of unique tags to track sub-microscopic objects.
Chemistry World March 23, 2015 Philip Ball	Simple chemistry mimics animals' predator spotting method Some animals, from fish to cats to humans, use edge detection to decode their visual environment: they identify some objects just by their outline.
Chemistry World January 5, 2007 Richard Van Noorden	Password Protection Goes Molecular Israeli scientists have invented the ultimate in small-scale security: a molecule that acts like an electronic keypad lock.
Technology Research News August 27, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA plays tic-tac-toe In addition to its natural role as the blueprint of life, DNA has been tapped to compute and to form nanoscale machines. A new type of DNA logic is aimed at marrying these artificial functions to make control circuits for nano machines. The first result is an unbeatable tic-tac-toe player.
Bank Technology News May 2007 Gregg Goth	Nanotech: Futuristic Keypad Piques Interest It won't be used for ATMs anytime soon, but recent research in nanotechnology shows that bank security may someday be extended to the molecular level.
Technology Research News May 5, 2004 Eric Smalley	Y Switches Set up Low-Power Logic Researchers are looking into Y-branch switches, which have the potential to use less energy because they turn circuits on and off by directing electrons in one of two directions rather than opening and closing the circuit.
CIO June 1, 2003 Bob Violino	Powerful DNA Portable computer vendors like to boast about their small and lightweight devices. But their best efforts are nothing compared with programmable molecular computing machines composed of an enzyme and DNA molecules.
Technology Research News October 8, 2003 Eric Smalley	Magnetic memory makes logic Magnetic memory will soon put an end to the daily annoyance of waiting while your computer boots up from its hard disk. These chips that hold data when the power is off might also be capable of a lot more. Adding a few extra wires to each memory cell could turn the chips into efficient computer processors.
Chemistry World February 8, 2007 Tom Westgate	Bubbles Put the Logic Into Lab-on-a-Chip The boundary between computing and chemistry has been redrawn, thanks to devices that mimic digital processors using the physical properties of flowing liquids and bubbles.
Chemistry World November 25, 2013 Carla Pegoraro	Steering cells towards biocomputers Bacterial toxins that undergo unique cell interactions have been used to perform logic functions by researchers in Germany. This innovation will help push the limits of synthetic biology.
Chemistry World October 25, 2010	Playing Games with Enzymes US researchers have shown that a solution of biological molecules can be taught to play any strategy of a simple board game against a human opponent and never lose.
Technology Research News December 3, 2003 Kimberly Patch	DNA assembles nanotube transistor Scientists have caused a transistor to self-assemble from a test tube concoction of DNA, proteins, antibodies, carbon nanotubes and minuscule specks of silver and gold. The feat shows that it is possible to assemble the smallest of machines and electronic devices by harnessing DNA's properties.
Chemistry World January 4, 2007 Henry Nicholls	Microscopic Lab Investigates Contents of a Cell It's small-scale science that could have a massive impact on research into cell biology. Scientists have produced a microscopic laboratory where they can count individual proteins in a single cell.
Chemistry World January 15, 2010 Andy Extance	Quantum computer hits hydrogen bullseye A basic quantum computer has successfully tackled one of the most challenging tasks facing chemists today - calculating molecular energy from basic scientific principles.
Chemistry World April 26, 2009 Simon Hadlington	Glowing protein in 'animal photosynthesis' Scientists have discovered that a glowing protein found in some exotic marine animals and used widely as a 'marker' in molecular biology has another remarkable property
Chemistry World January 11, 2011 Elinor Richards	Sensors in the blood Scientists from China have developed a water-soluble zinc-based fluorescent sensor to detect pyrophosphate in blood that isn't affected by the environment and can be used in real blood samples.
Chemistry World July 18, 2012 Catherine Bacon	pH sensor for use in the body US scientists have developed a pH sensor based on nanocrystal quantum dots designed to be used in a biological pH range.
Home Toys June 2002 Roy Schofield	Using VIOM Versatile Input Output Module for Home Control Often adding timers, relays and assorted components can lead to a home automation system that is unreliable and difficult to service. The VIOM controller can provide a single-board solution giving a flexible and reliable solution.
Chemistry World February 9, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Molecular thermometer takes cell temperature A fluorescent polymer that can accurately measure the temperature inside living cells has been invented by researchers in Japan.
Technology Research News April 6, 2005	Optics Demo Does Quantum Logic Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China and the University of Heidelberg in Germany have demonstrated a method of using four photons to form a logic gate that can be used for quantum computing.
Chemistry World December 13, 2011 Jon Cartwright	Scientists unveil tiniest switch Researchers in Germany claim to have created the world's smallest molecular switch, relying on the movement of just a single proton.
Chemistry World January 2010 Philip Ball	Welcome to the machine Molecular machines have promised so much but are they more whimsical than technical?
Wired July 2000 Rick Overton	Molecular Electronics Will Change Everything The Next Big Thing is very, very small. Picture trillions of transistors, processors so fast their speed is measured in terahertz, infinite capacity, zero cost. It's the dawn of a new technological revolution - and the death of silicon. Can you say Thiophene Ethynylene Valley?
Technology Research News September 10, 2003	Light drives electron logic Building a quantum computer is extremely difficult, and working models are at least one to two decades away. Researchers have taken the proposition a step forward by demonstrating a conditional logic gate made from a pair of electrons trapped in a quantum dot.
Chemistry World January 11, 2012 Laura Howes	Sense-act-treat, the nanopharmacy on a patch You injure yourself and inevitably it hurts. But instead of heading to the medicine cabinet you're already starting to feel better, as your sense-act-treat patch kicks in and releases a pain killer.
Chemistry World June 27, 2013 Ian Randall	Molecular transistor for cheaper, greener electronics Chinese and Danish scientists have placed a transistor made from a single molecular monolayer onto an electronic chip. The new chip harnesses graphene oxide as a transparent electrode so that light can be used to switch the transistor.
Science News January 19, 2002 Ivars Peterson	Computers by the Trillions A team of computer scientists and biochemists have demonstrated how a test tube of DNA molecules can compute on its own.
PC Magazine April 4, 2007 Anton Galang	Future Watch: The Invisible Padlock New molecular keypad requires you activate molecules in correct order.
Chemistry World October 8, 2014	Super-resolution light microscopy wins chemistry Nobel The 2014 chemistry Nobel prize has been given to three pioneers of biomedical imaging, whose work has enabled nanoscale features within cells to be captured in exquisite detail.
Chemistry World May 5, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Don't FRET over broken polymers Fluorescent proteins could one day help identify microscopic cracks and damage in polymer materials, allowing them to be monitored to prevent failure in load-bearing applications such as in aerospace and biomedical devices.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2002 Patricia Panchak	Technologies Of The Year -- Molecular Electronics Hewlett-Packard breakthrough could extend limits of silicon chips.
Chemistry World January 24, 2007 Lionel Milgrom	Chemical Computing Creates World's Densest Data Storage Medium A vital piece of nanoelectronic circuitry has been produced which could bring molecular computers a step closer.
Chemistry World March 7, 2012 Phillip Broadwith	Polymer thermometer picks out cell's hotspots Mapping the temperature differences in different portions of living cells is now possible thanks to a fluorescent polymer thermometer developed by Japanese scientists.
Chemistry World August 23, 2012 Yuandi Li	Reversible photoswitch a boost for molecular electronics A team of international scientists has made a photocontrollable device, which, they say, shows potential for application in nanocircuits and helps the understanding of electrical conduction in molecular electronics.
Chemistry World December 23, 2009 Phillip Broadwith	Opening the gate for molecular electronics Chemists in Korea and the US have shown that the current running through a transistor made of a single molecule can be regulated by tweaking its molecular orbital energies.
Chemistry World May 2011	Column: In the pipeline Molecular biology, physics, materials science, physiology, even pure mathematics is a neighbor, and these neighbors are usually reached through a zone of interdisciplinary stuff that's rather hard to define. So who counts as a chemist?
Reactive Reports Issue 63 David Bradley	Chemists Go Round the Bend Chemists often think of molecular wires as "shape-persistent" rods with limited flexibility, but researchers have now shown that molecular wires can be bent into ring shapes.
Technology Research News October 20, 2004	Mechanical valve design goes nano A combination of molecular modeling and classical engineering techniques were used to design a nanomechanical fluid valve that could (in 10 years) be used for drug delivery, biological and chemical testing, and fuel delivery for microscale and nanoscale engines.
Technology Research News November 17, 2004	Lasers Drive Nano Locomotive A researcher has designed a laser-powered molecular locomotive that runs along a molecular track and can generate a pulling force ten times greater than that of kinesin, a biological molecular motor.
Chemistry World July 25, 2011 Harriet Brewerton	DNA Toxic Gas Detector Scientists in the US have developed a sensitive and simple sensor that could be used to detect toxic gases occurring in urban areas.