Single Molecule Controlled at Room Temperature: Tiny Magnetic Switch Discovered

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Single Molecule Controlled at Room Temperature: Tiny Magnetic Switch Discovered
A Kiel research group headed by the chemist, Professor Rainer Herges, has succeeded for the first time in directly controlling the magnetic state of a single molecule at room temperature. The paper was recently published in the journal Science. The switchable molecule, which is the result of a sub-project of the Collaborative Research Centre 677 ‘Function by Switching,’ could be used both in the construction of tiny electromagnetic storage units and in the medical imaging.