Chirality is a fundamental property of asymmetry in nature, where an object or molecule cannot be superimposed onto its mirror image. In the context of nanotechnology, chirality refers to the ...

A carbon atom can form four single bonds. Graphic: Carbon with four bonds in 3D. In three dimensions, these four bonds are arranged tetrahedrally. Graphic: Tetrahedral bond arrangement. Which means ...

The shape of life’s building blocks is the result of biology, chemistry, and quantum physics colliding.

A new platform for engineering chiral electron pathways offers potential fresh insights into a quantum phenomenon discovered by chemists—and exemplifies how the second quantum revolution is fostering ...