the world's most comprehensive database of disclosed molecules. They found that half of the substances could be described by only 143 basic framework shapes. By paying more attention to a ...

This "fixes" the orientation and relative position of these first-layer water molecules, which are now forming shapes parallel to ... wide range of research from basic to applied science.

It turns out that most organic molecules—the kind of chemicals ... They found that more than half are built from just 143 basic shapes, or "frameworks." And the rest? Well, building those ...

Professor Hyeok Yun and his team from the Institute for Basic ... of molecules is not feasible to observe via conventional microscopic methods. In order to get information about molecular shape ...

A vast number of chemical compounds share 143 basic shapes, scientists report. (Image: Eric Shively) Alan H. Lipkus and colleagues note that researchers have known for years that certain features of ...

Water molecules in the solid state, such as in ice and snow, form weak bonds (called hydrogen bonds) to one another. These ordered arrangements result in the basic symmetrical, hexagonal shape of ...

Just as molecules can be broken down into atoms, so too can mathematical shapes be broken down into more basic components. These components are known as Fano varieties—named after Italian ...

But his task is that of the most demanding locksmith: to pinpoint the chemical compounds that on their own will twist and fold into the microscopic shape that can fit perfectly into the molecules ...

The study showed how different shapes of chiral molecules can be created, which is key information because the utility of chiral molecular assemblies in drug delivery and nanoelectronics is coupled to ...