DNA nanotechnology makes use of the ability of natural DNA strains' capacity for self asssembly. Researchers in Germany were able to create two rings of DNA only 18 nanometers in size, and to ...

Catenanes are intriguing molecular assemblies for engineering unique molecular devices. The resident rings of a catenane are expected to execute unhindered rotation around each other, and to do so, ...

A novel nanomaterial has emerged. Chemists at the University of Oregon have discovered a method to create carbon-based molecules with a distinct structural feature: interlocking rings. These ...

More than 40 years ago Phoebae Queen-Wiseman had the man of her dreams place a one carat, pear-shaped diamond ring on her finger, and the two became husband and wife. Queen-Wiseman told WJLA, “it was ...