Dr. Louis-Charles Campeau Merck Title and abstract will be announced a few weeks in advance  

Prof. Yoshiyuki Kageyama Hokkaido University Abstract: The construction of life-like molecular-based robots is currently an attractive research target in supramolecular chemistry. For this purpose, "autonomy in chemical system" is a key concept. Similar to engines, which are self-sustaining energy converters that have replaced the work of humans and animals, molecular-based engines are expected to operate autonomously with an energy supply. However, it has not been established how to assemble molecular-based engines with practical functions. In general, a molecular system tends…