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A “cut and paste” method uses an atomic force microscope to assemble protein and DNA molecules to form arbitrarily complex patterns on a surface. Developing this approach to form enzymatic assembly lines could be a path toward a general purpose nanofactory.
Computational insights into a fundamental organic synthesis reaction may lead to the ability to design a catalyst for any desired reaction.
Calculations using density functional theory have demonstrated that graphene can be made piezoelectric by adsorbing atoms or molecules on one surface, or by adsorbing different atoms or molecules on each surface.
Protein-like structures called peptoids can be formed into stable, free-floating nanosheets.
A bacterial virus called M13 was genetically engineered to control the arrangement of carbon nanotubes, improving solar-cell efficiency by nearly one-third.
A one-molecule robot capable of following a trail of chemical breadcrumbs will be presented at TEDxCaltech-Feynman’s Vision: The Next 50 Years.
Is it Worth Starting Now? Surely, you will say, it would have been wonderful if back in 1959 people had taken Feynman seriously and really tried the Feynman path: we’d have the full-fledged paraphernalia of real, live molecular machinery now, with everything ranging from nanofactories to cell-repair machines. After all, it’s been 50 years. The… Continue reading Feynman's Path to Nanotech (part 5)
Forbes announces its top five nanotechnology breakthroughs for 2006, and we’re not surprised to see the winner of this year’s Foresight Institute Feynman Prize in Nanotechnology listed as #1: 1. DNA origami, at Caltech 2. Nanomagnets to clean up drinking water, at Rice 3. Arrays connect nanowire transistors with neurons, at Harvard 4. Single nanotube… Continue reading Forbes' 2006 Top 5 nanotechnology breakthroughs
Foresight Designing Molecular Machines Workshop July 10 & 11 @IndieBio in San Francisco co-chaired by Sonia Arrison 100 Plus Capital Adam Marblestone Convergent Research, Astera Institute Benjamin Reinhardt PARPA Goal Many areas within the molecular machines field could be sped up via advancements on the software and simulation-side. This two-day workshop invites a select group… Continue reading Molecular Workshop
HAPPENING AT FORESIGHT INSTITUTE February is coming to an end, and we would like to share with you some of what we have been working on in the past month! All the videos from Vision Weekend 2022 are now available to watch! We re-launched our existentialhope.com website and filled it with bounties, science-funding NFTs, and a new podcast… Continue reading Foresight February News: Xhope Launch, New Seminar Summaries, Vision Weekend Videos, and more!
