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Single-molecule experiments have revealed that chemical reactions can be controlled using electric fields — and that the reaction rate is sensitive to both the direction and the strength of the applied field. See Letter p.88

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Figure 1: A chemical reaction controlled by an electric field.

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  1. Limin Xiang and N. J. Tao are at the Center for Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287, USA.,

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  2. N.J.T. is also at the State Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Nanjing University, China, and at the School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering, Arizona State University.,

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Xiang, L., Tao, N. Reactions triggered electrically. Nature 531, 38–39 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/531038a

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