News & Announcements
Milestones, research breakthroughs, and company updates from the frontier of atomically precise manufacturing.
In the Press
Our 2026 mechanosynthesis results drew coverage across science and technology media — recognized as an experimental milestone for a goal the field had debated for four decades.
Researchers Demonstrate Atomically Precise Carbon Mechanosynthesis
“The clearest experimental validation yet that programmable atomic-scale manufacturing is achievable.”
Atom-by-atom manufacturing takes a step forward
Details our sub-ångström approach control, the nine-C₂ “X,” and the first report of the four-carbon IR-C₄ structure.
Atomically Precise Mechanosynthesis of Carbon Structures on Si(100)
First-hand commentary from co-author Damian Allis on 22 years of theory now demonstrated.
Research Overview: 93% single-site C₂ donation yield on H:Si(100)
Technical summary of our inverted-mode STM method at 4 K with QM/MM confirmation.
Invited Seminar: Inverted-Mode STM — A New Approach for Atom-by-Atom Fabrication
Dr. Marco Taucer invited to present our platform at Queen’s University’s C2MCI.
Invited Speaker: Nanomanipulation Workshop 2026
Dr. Megan Cowie invited to speak alongside leading scanning probe groups worldwide.
Poster: Exploring the Binding Configurations of Functional 3D Molecules on Si(100)
Benjamin Scheffel presents our combined STM/XPS study of functionalized adamantane molecular tools. Conference materials may be available upon request.
Poster: Force to Spin a Molecular Rotor
Henry Rodriguez presents our nc-AFM measurement of the force to rotate a single molecular rotor on Si(100). Conference materials may be available upon request.
Molecular tools removed individual atoms, transferred carbon, and formed C–C bonds
Highlights our reliability — H-abstraction 27/28, Si-abstraction 63/63 at 4 K and 100/100 at 77 K.
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