Molecular motors and switches at surfaces

Venerdì 22 gennaio 2021, con inizio alle ore 16:30, la Prof.ssa Petra Rudolf (Zernike Institute for Advanced Materials, University of Groningen, The Netherlands; President of the European Physical Society) terrà un seminario dal titolo Molecular motors and switches at surfaces.
L'evento appartiene al ciclo Science around us, organizzato da EPS Young Minds Catania.
Interviene la Prof.ssa Maria Grazia Grimaldi, Direttore del DFA.
Qui il link all'evento su MsTeams.

Abstract. Molecular motors and switches form the basis of many important biological processes. In contrast to these solutions chosen by Nature for achieving complex tasks, mankind's present day technologies function exclusively through their static or equilibrium properties. On can therefore easily anticipate that the controlled movement of molecules or parts of molecules offers unprecedented technological possibilities for the future. In this presentation I shall show how to build molecular engines that allow movements at the molecular level to be coupled to the macroscopic world, e.g. to transport macroscopic objects like drops of liquid over a surface. I shall also discuss self-assembled monolayers of switches that can be addressed with light and charge transfer and demonstrate how such systems can be employed for “read and write” functions.

La Prof.ssa Rudolf aveva anche tenuto un SSC Colloquium dal titolo A PhD is not enough... How to prepare for a career in the academia. Qui la sua registrazione.