The Feng Group will focus on the research on the design and synthesis of dynamic functional molecules and materials that mimic molecular behavior in organisms. We start with small molecules, demonstrate their properties and then use them as tools for the exploration of materials and biomimicry in collaboration with physicists, biologists and chemical engineers. The scientific questions that our group is interested in answering are how we can learn from biomolecules to achieve those fantastic life-like functions in the nano-world in addition to discovering the origin of homochirality, self-replication, autonomous motion, structural transformation and ultimately — life.
