Presenter Tom Schroeder Tom received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in 2017 and worked as a researcher at the Adolphe Merkle Institute at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland from 2016-2018 under the mentorship of Prof. Michael Mayer. His doctoral research focused on… Summary: An often repeated question in the nanotechnology field is… Continue reading Tom Schroeder | Polymer-Controlled Crystal Growth and Heat Release
Presenter William Shih, Harvard University William is overseeing an effort to apply Synthetic Biology approaches to the development of self-assembling DNA nanostructures and devices for use in biomedical applications. In addition to carrying genetic information, DNA is increasingly being explored for its use as a building material. This new process is called DNA origami because… Continue reading William Shih | Fully addressable microstructures self-assembled from crisscrossed DNA-origami slats
Molecular Machines group launch 2022 The Foresight Institute was founded on the vision of molecular machines and nanotechnology. New Foresight fellows described their work and interests, and the current plan for the next year of events was laid out. Key Takeaways: Foresight fellows Kunyu Wang, Dusan Kolarski, Giulio Ragazzon, Charlie McTernan, Simon Krause, Stefan Borsley,… Continue reading 2022 Group Launch | Your Molecular Machines Goals
Molecular Machines Progress The full report of seminar summaries for 2021 can be found on the Foresight website here: https://foresight.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Molecular-Machines-2021-12-01.pdf Formula Nano is running a scientific competition to create molecule sized cars https://formulanano.com/ The molecular machines Foresight tech tree is under development Lee Cronin is making headway with his chemputer – a machine designed to… Continue reading Molecular Machines Progress in 2021
Summary David’s work led him to analyze how biological molecular machines behave and copy their fundamental philosophy using artificial constructs. His unbiased approach does not presuppose any definite end goal, but rather he is exploring what machines and are possible in the nano universe. Rather than shrinking down large scale mechanisms, he believes we should… Continue reading David Leigh, University of Manchester | Q&A on Molecular Machines
Summary Yunyan Qiu and Liang Feng describe the mechanism and possible uses of nanoscale molecular pumps. These pumps are constructed to attract and concentrate rotaxanes. Reduction and oxidation (redox) reactions drive the pumps, changing the polarity of the rotaxanes such that they can be driven across the pump cassette and onto a strand. Some potential… Continue reading Liang Feng, Yunyan Qiu | Artificial Molecular Pumps from Solution to Surfaces
