Electronic nanoribbons (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

Electronic nanoribbons

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This illustration shows a future vision of assemblies of molecules formed by peptides and miniature molecular segments from a plastic material to create ferroelectric structures that switch polarity to store digital information or signal neurons.

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Mark Seniw/Center for Regenerative Medicine/Northwestern University

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