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SUMMARY:IMX Seminar Series - Computational Nanotechnology
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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Aleksei Aksimentiev\, The Aksimentiev Group\, Illinois US
 A\nBuilding Synthetic Molecular Machines Using the Code of Life\n\nWhile i
 ncremental miniaturization of a man-made machine is possible by simply red
 ucing the size of its parts\, radical miniaturization typically requires r
 e-evaluation of physical principles that govern the machine's operation. B
 iological systems provide outstanding examples of machines that operate wi
 th high precision and efficiency at the nanoscale. Replicating such functi
 onality in man-made systems remains an outstanding scientific and technolo
 gical challenge. In this lecture\, I will describe our recent work directe
 d at designing synthetic molecular systems that reproduce and sometimes ou
 tperformed the functionality of biological machines. The topics to be disc
 ussed include self-assembled molecular systems that transport water\, ions
  and lipids across biological membranes and convert electric field into ro
 tary motion. The lecture will highlight the use of microscopic simulations
  to design and explore nanoscale biomolecular systems.\n\n 
LOCATION:MXF 1 https://plan.epfl.ch/?room==MXF%201
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