16-03-08 Sometimes, a nematode worm just needs to take a nap. In fact, its life may depend on it. New research has identified a protein that promotes a sleep-like state in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Without the snooze-inducing molecule, worms are m...

14-09-03 In the quantum world, making the simple atom behave is one thing, but making the more complex molecule behave is another story. Now Northwestern University scientists have figured out an elegant way to stop a molecule from tumbling so that its poten...

14-08-21 For the first time, chemists have succeeded in measuring vibrational motion of a single molecule with a femtosecond（飞秒） time resolution. The study reveals how vibration of a single molecule differs from the behaviour of larger molecular groups....

14-07-14 Biophysics researchers at the University of Michigan have used short pulses of light to peer into the mechanics of photosynthesis and illuminate the role that molecule vibrations play in the energy conversion process that powers life on our planet....

14-06-10 Levels of a small molecule found only in humans and in other primates are lower in the brains of depressed individuals, according to researchers at McGill University and the Douglas Institute. This discovery may hold a key to improving treatment opt...

14-05-29 An international research team led by Academy Professor Kari Rissanen of the University of Jyvskyl (Finland) and Professor Rainer Herges of the University of Kiel (Germany) has managed to make a triple-Mbius annulene（轮烯） , the most twisted fully...

14-05-28 Scientists from the University of Southampton, in collaboration with the Universities of Sheffield and Crete, have developed a new hybrid energy transfer system, which mimics the processes responsible for photosynthesis（光合作用） . From photosynth...