References & Sources

Taking bytes from molecular sandwiches

A sandwich of metals with a filling of synthetic organic molecules called rotaxanes behaves like a computer bit, raising the possibility of cheap, extremely powerful computers that use single-molecule components.

References:

Collier, C.P. ... P.J. Kuekes, et al. 1999. Electronically configurable molecule-based logic gates. Science 285(July 16):391.

Further Readings:

Peterson, I. 1997. One-way molecules channel electric current. Science News 152(Nov. 8):293.

Sources:

Philip J. Kuekes
Hewlett-Packard Laboratories
1501 Page Mill Road
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1126

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 6, August 7, 1999, p. 95. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.