The use of scanning probe microscopy-based techniques to manipulate single molecules and deliver them in a precisely controlled manner to a specific target represents a significant nanotechnological challenge. The ultimate physical limit in the design and fabrication of organic surfaces can be reached using this approach. Here we show that the atomic force microscope (AFM), which has been used ...

The vacuolar H(+)-ATPases (V-ATPases) are a universal class of proton pumps that are structurally similar to the F-ATPases. Both protein families are characterized by a membrane-bound segment (V(o), F(o)) responsible for the translocation of protons, and a soluble portion, (V(1), F(1)), which supplies the energy for translocation by hydrolyzing ATP. Here we present a mechanochemical model for t...

0079-6425/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Lt http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmatsci.2012.07.001 ⇑ Corresponding author. Tel.: +33 1 49 78 12 25 E-mail address: [email protected] (F. Cueva New synthesis methods are of utmost importance for most materials science research fields. The present review focuses on mechanochemical synthesis methods for solid hydrogen storage. We anticipate that the ge...

The mechanochemistry of the disulfide bridge--that is, the influence of an externally applied force on the reactivity of the sulfur-sulfur bond--is investigated by unrestricted Kohn-Sham theory. Specifically, we apply the COGEF (constrained geometry simulates external force) approach to characterize the mechanochemistry of the disulfide bond in three different chemical environments: dimethyl di...

Carbon hydrogasification is the slowest reaction among all carbon-involved small-molecule transformations. Here, we demonstrate a mechanochemical method that results in both faster rate and new synthesis route. The was dramatically enhanced by up to 4 orders of magnitude compared traditional thermal method. Simultaneously, exhibited very high selectivity (99.8 % CH4, versus 80 under conditions)...