First step towards molecular sorting

First step towards molecular sorting

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Controlling the individual motions of a large number of molecules is one of the stakes of nanotechnologies, for applications ranging from catalysis to the realization of complex molecular architectures. This objective requires the realization of tools at the nanometer scale able to distinguish molecules and to act consequently on their dynamics… (More…). CEA-CNRS press release. See also: selected contributions to the XVth MRS Meeting (International Materials Research Congress), August 20-24, 2006, Cancun, Mexico.