Guillaume Vives

@vivesgui.bsky.social

Associate Professor @Sorbonne University, Paris. Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Machines

Had a great time this week in Lyon for the #PEMM Symposium! Great talks on photoswitches, molecular electronics & machines, plus the chance to reconnect with old friends and meet new ones! Many thanks Denis for the invitation and an exceptional gala dinner with Bastille Day fireworks!

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What are molecular machines? Something I have been thinking about for a while (pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...). Now you can help us (@deanast.bsky.social @daisypooler.bsky.social @sgoldup.bsky.social Pierangelo and Carson), maybe, define for @iupac.org Read the article and take the poll 🧪⚗️ #molswitch

The Future of Molecular Machines

Artificial molecular machines have captured the imagination of scientists and nonscientists alike for decades now, given their clear potential to transform and enhance all aspects of human life. In this Outlook, I use a bicycle as an analogy to explain what a molecular machine is, in my opinion, and work through a representative selection of case studies to specify the significant accomplishments made to date, and the obstacles that currently stand between these and the field’s fulfillment of its great potential. The hope of this intentionally sober account is to sketch a path toward a rich and exciting research trajectory that might challenge current practitioners and attract junior scientists into its fold. Considering the progress we have witnessed in the past decade, I am positive that the future of the field is a rosy one.

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Chemistry World@chemistryworld.com · last yr.

The 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry was awarded 'for the design and synthesis of molecular machines'. Ironically, we do not know exactly what constitutes a molecular machine. With the ultimate goal of unifying definitions and standardising terminology, Iupac needs your help! #ChemSky #ScienceSky