Switched-on DNA: Sparking nano-electronic applications
Tuesday, February 21, 2017 - 10:02
in Physics & Chemistry
DNA, the stuff of life, may very well also pack quite the jolt for engineers trying to advance the development of tiny, low-cost electronic devices. Much like flipping your light switch at home -- only on a scale 1,000 times smaller than a human hair -- a team has now developed the first controllable DNA switch to regulate the flow of electricity within a single, atomic-sized molecule.