Hey everyone, Tomorrow at 2:30pm in the Division Room, Nico will tell us about some of his recent research. You can find an abstract for his talk below. ========================== DNA for Angstrom-scale design ========================== Because DNA strands can be designed to self-assemble into easily predictable structures, this macromolecule has no rival in the design of Angstrom-scale devices. Nano-actuators, nano-antennas, and nano-robots can now be synthesized in several forms. I'll give a literature review of DNA nanotech, talk about possible pitfalls and opportunities in the field, and discuss our progress towards combining accurate excitonic calculations with current software for DNA structure design. These devices may be the technology of the future or they may be a cute intellectual game, but we hope for the former. -- Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Physics (949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Group 12 Oxford Street | Cambridge, MA 02138 _______________________________________________ Aspuru-meetings-list mailing list Aspuru-meetings-list(a)lists.fas.harvard.edu https://lists.fas.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/aspuru-meetings-list