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National Institute of Materials Science announced that a chemical wiring method has been developed for interconnection of each organic molecule by electrically conductive polymers.

Read more of the article entitled 'Chemical Wiring and Soldering toward All-Molecule Electronic Circuitry'

A research group led by Professor Kazutoshi Gohara in cooperation with Hitachi, Ltd. has succeeded in imaging individual atoms in single-walled carbon nanotubes.

Read more of the article entitled 'Low Voltage Electron Diffractive Imaging of Atomic Structure in Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes'

Associate Professor Keisuke Tajima of the University of Tokyo and his colleagues succeeded in improving output voltage of organic thin-film photovoltaic cells by tailoring bilayer interfaces under the support of JST.

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By successfully changing the spin of a molecule, researchers have been able to perform an on/off operation for a molecular magnet. Such reversible switching paves the way for single molecule memory.

Read more of the article entitled 'Observation and Electric Current Control of a Local Spin in a Single-Molecule Magnet'

The fabrication of organic thin-film solar cells has been simplified due to new research findings. Where previously two types of organic semiconductors were required, doping the semiconductor fullerene with molybdenum oxide renders the use of phthalocyanine unneccessary.

Read more of the article entitled 'Solar Cells Will be Fabricated by a Single Organic Semiconductor'