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Research

Single Atom Alloys for Selective Surface Chemistry

Efficient and Cost-effective Catalysis at the Single Atom Limit

single-molecule motor made from a single butyl methyl sulfide molecule

Turning Molecules into Motors

Self-assembled monolayers

New Directions in Molecular Self-Assembly

schematic depicting an atomic-scale view of chirality

An Atomic Scale View of Chirality at Surfaces

Scanning tunneling microscope data from a 2-D radioactive film showing individual atoms of both iodine-125 and the nuclear transmutation product, tellurium

Advancing Radioactive Material Design by Understanding Nuclear Decay Effects in 2-D Films and Nanoparticles

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