Not exact matches
To model how
single -
atom changes affected
bonding between nucleosides, they enlisted a quantum chemistry expert, Michelle Hall.
The
single -
atom moving finger of the nc - AFM could feel not only the individual
atoms but the forces representing the
bonds formed by the electrons shared
between them.
By producing alternating layers weakly
bonded between one another, each consisting of a
single layer of
atoms, this new material could serve as the elements of gates and other components in new, miniaturised 2D semiconductors.
(Fully saturated fatty acids have
single bonds between all of their carbon
atoms while unsaturated fatty acids may have anywhere from one to several double
bonds between their carbon
atoms.)
That durability stems from a simple fact: All the links
between atoms are
single bonds, which are highly stable and difficult to break, explains Zhibin Guan, a chemist at the University of California, Irvine, who helped lead the new effort.
Skolnick's team then designed an algorithm to break each one into fragments, snapping only
single bonds between carbon
atoms — the kind of
bonds Burke's machine can reassemble.
chemical
bonds Attractive forces
between atoms that are strong enough to make the linked elements function as a
single unit.
With a
single bond between identical
atoms there can be no permanent dipole coupling radiation and rotation nor can there be an oscillating dipole coupling radiation and vibration.