title: Molecular switches as platforms for information processing.
abstract: This article shows how to teach molecules the basics of logic and how to integrate complicated logic operations with relatively simple molecules. A special focus is put on the realization of multi-level fluorescent switches with chemical inputs as well as on the demonstration of various memory-based operations with all-optical photochromic switches.
authors.affiliation: University of Huelva Center for Research in Sustainable Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering, Physical Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry Campus de El Carmen, s/n E-21071 Huelva, Spain. uwe.pischel@diq.uhu.es.
authors.forename: Uwe
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Pischel