The field of molecular logic gates originated 25 years ago, when AP de Silva published a
seminal article in Nature. Stimulated by this ground breaking research, scientists were …

The crucial recognition events of chemistry, biology, and materials science occur in a much
smaller world than the one we are accustomed to. Information about these events can be …

The success of fluorescence experiments requires attention to experimental details and an
understanding of the instrumentation. There are also many potential artifacts that can distort …

The main classes of fluorescent molecular sensors for cation recognition are presented: they
differ by the nature of the cation-controlled photoinduced processes: photoinduced electron …

Digital electronics is so widely used in everyday life that it is almost impossible to find an
electric device that does not make use of digital electronic components. On average, 85% of …

The evolution of research in luminescent signalling at Queen's University of Belfast is
critically reviewed in the context of related work from the literature. Photoinduced electron …

The tremendous pace in the development of information technology is rapidly approaching a
limit. Alternative materials and operating principles for the elaboration and communication of …

Despite a lot of effort1 and expectations, 2 molecular-scale electronics/photonics is
undergoing a gradual evolution3 via wires, 4 switches, 5 and diodes6 with logic gates being …

Competitive binding like that in immunoassays is the principle behind the chemosensor
based on receptor 1, which was used to measure the concentration of citrate (2) in a series …

In this article it is demonstrated that transition metals are among the best candidates for the
role of molecular switches, on account of the following peculiar properties:(i) They can form …