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Jean-Pierre Sauvage, along with Fraser Stoddart & Ben Feringa, has been awarded the chemistry Nobel prize in 2016 "for the design & synthesis of molecular machines". Indeed, in 1983, with his CNRS team, he managed to interweave two molecular rings forming a chain that he named a catenane. 10 years later, they managed to chemically control the rotation of a similar molecule.
Jean-Pierre will be our guest for a "cafe scientifique" at the library of the Ortega campus on december 19th from 6 to 8 pm. This event is targeted to all public (students grade 10 & above). Note that registration is mandatory to attend & that a limited number of seats will be available (70).
He will be talking about molecular motors. In biology, many of these motors play an essential role in a lot of processes : synthesis & hydrolysis of ATP, material transport, striated muscle function... Over the past decade, a number of synthesis laboratories have been developing complex, totally artificial molecular systems that can behave like very primitive machines or motors. A recent example is that of a molecular "muscle" consisting of a rotaxane dimer. Under the action of a chemical signal, the molecule is able to contract or lengthen in a reversible way.
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