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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17

📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu

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Giuseppone Lab @giusepponelab.bsky.social · May 23

We are pleased to release our last article published in @natnano.nature.com on the supramolecular polymerization of light-driven molecular motors.

nature.com/articles/s41...

rdcu.be/enhRs

CNRSchimie, Université de Strasbourg

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Giuseppone Lab @giusepponelab.bsky.social · Apr 9

15 PhD positions open
Motorized nanomachines: fundamentals, innovations, applications
cordis.europa.eu/project/id/1...
Academic laboratories (Feringa, Lehn, Diez, Simmel, Credi, Duwez, Giuseppone) and companies (Soprema, Syensqo)
Individual job descriptions published soon here:
euraxess.ec.europa.eu

MonaLisa, a pioneering European consortium, is at the forefront of artificial molecular machine research, setting the stage for breakthroughs in chemical synthesis, nanotechnology, medical treatment a...

cordis.europa.eu

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Nature @nature.com · Jan 21

Obituary: Martin Karplus (1930-2024) theoretical chemist who first simulated proteins using molecular dynamics

https://go.nature.com/42tzq9c

Martin Karplus obituary: theoretical chemist who first simulated proteins using molecular dynamics

The Nobel prizewinner used quantum and molecular mechanics to model the dynamics of complex chemical systems.

go.nature.com

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Nature @nature.com · Jan 28

Obituary: James Fraser Stoddart (1942-2024) chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

https://go.nature.com/40MvkI9

James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines

An early love of construction toys led the Scottish chemist to thread molecules together, opening up a new field of chemistry.

go.nature.com

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Anna Abalkina @abalkina.bsky.social · Jan 27

I'm delighted to share our opinion on #papermills published in Nature. Science is flooded with papers from paper mills.Certain steps can be taken, but this is a challenge that neither universities nor journals are ready to face.Some use paper mills to their advantage.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Stamp out paper mills’ — science sleuths on how to fight fake research

A group of scientists who are experts at spotting fraudulent research outline five essential steps to combat industrialized scientific misconduct.

www.nature.com

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Giuseppone Lab @giusepponelab.bsky.social · Jan 23

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Giuseppone Lab @giusepponelab.bsky.social · Jan 15

New paper out in Nature 😃

Designing molecular catalysts to produce mechanical work on all scales.

Collaboration @giusepponelab.bsky.social / @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
within ITN ArtMoMa

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🙏 Peng-Lai, Stefan, Martin, Alessandro

@cnrs.bsky.social
@unistra.fr

Transducing chemical energy through catalysis by an artificial molecular motor - Nature

A cross-linked polymer gel driven by artificial molecular motors transforms chemical energy into mechanical force, achieving powered contraction and re-expansion, demonstrating a considerable advance ...

www.nature.com

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Dave Leigh @profdaveleigh.bsky.social · Jan 15

Peng-Lai, @stefanborsley.bsky.social, Martin & our collaborators Alessandro and @giusepponelab.bsky.social demonstrate how a catalyst transduces chemical energy to perform mechanical work in www.nature.com/articles/s41... in @nature.com. tinyurl.com/jny7nen5. Animation @scicommstudios.bsky.social😀

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