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For 30 years our research has helped speed the beneficial use of technologies and reduced potential misuse and accidents.
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2017 Foresight Fellows Announced in Molecular Machines, Space, Longevity, Artificial Intelligence
Congratulations Foresight Fellows 2017!The Foresight Fellowship is an exclusive one year supportive program committed to giving change-makers the support and mentorship to accelerate their bold ideas into the future. We invite people who care about improving [...]
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Adding modular hydrogen-bond networks to protein design GalleryAdding modular hydrogen-bond networks to protein design
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Adding modular hydrogen-bond networks to protein design
Computer designed networks of hydrogen bonds allow programming specific interactions of protein interfaces, facilitating programming molecular recognition.
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes molecular machines GalleryNobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes molecular machines
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry recognizes molecular machines
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, winner of 2007 Foresight Feynman Prize for Experiment, shares the 2016 Chemistry Nobel for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.
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Atomically precise location of dopants a step toward quantum computers GalleryAtomically precise location of dopants a step toward quantum computers
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Atomically precise location of dopants a step toward quantum computers
Precise matching of STM images and theoretical calculations provides exact lattice locations of dopant atoms, advancing the prospects for silicon-based quantum computers.
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Nanodot
June 2017
USA-Austrian and Swiss Nanocars finish first in first Nanocar race
If the current is high enough, the molecule starts to move and can be steered over the racetrack (University of Basel) Our previous post announced a race around a 100 nm course of [...]
April 2017
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First International NanoCar Race showcases molecular vehicles GalleryFirst International NanoCar Race showcases molecular vehicles
Artificial Molecular Machines, Atomically Precise Manufacturing (APM), Foresight Kudos, International organizations, Molecular manufacturing, Molecular Nanotechnology, Nano, Nanodot, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, News, news, Transportation
First International NanoCar Race showcases molecular vehicles
Six NanoCars, each a unique concept created from only several dozen atoms by one of six teams representing six nations, and powered by electrical pulses, will compete to complete a 100 nm course within 38 hours.
March 2017
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Precisely removing individual atoms with microscope creates novel molecule GalleryPrecisely removing individual atoms with microscope creates novel molecule
Atomically Precise Manufacturing (APM), Computational nanotechnology, Foresight Kudos, Molecular manufacturing, Molecular Nanotechnology, Nano, Nanodot, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Research
Precisely removing individual atoms with microscope creates novel molecule
A molecule with two unpaired electrons too unstable to be made by chemical synthesis was fabricated using a scanning probe microscope to remove two hydrogen atoms from a single molecule adsorbed to a copper surface at ultra low temperature and ultra high vacuum.
January 2017
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From de novo protein design to molecular machine systems GalleryFrom de novo protein design to molecular machine systems
Artificial Molecular Machines, Atomically Precise Manufacturing (APM), Bionanotechnology, Computational nanotechnology, Foresight Kudos, Molecular manufacturing, Molecular Nanotechnology, Nano, Nanobiotechnology, Nanodot, Nanotech, Nanotechnology, Productive Nanosystems, Research, Reviews, Roadmaps
From de novo protein design to molecular machine systems
A review from the group leading recent rapid progress in de novo protein design describes the successes, identifies the remaining challenges, and heralds the advance "from the Stone Age to the Iron Age" in protein design.