Research Lines
“What does happen differently with small things?
… it might turn out to be advantages if you knew how to design for them.”, Richard Feynman
We seek to discover and understand new exotic phenomena emerging at the nanoscale. Then, by relating it to specific atomic structure/dynamic properties we pave the road towards nanotechnology’s holy grail: atom-by-atom design of new functionalities emerging in nano-devices. This ambitious undertaking is met by pushing the limits of all-atom simulations in an interdisciplinary research (from biology, chemistry up to physics), often in a synergistic liaison with world-leading experimental and theoretical groups.
Core research
Nano-tribology
From designing energy d issipation in single molecules up to unveiling the origins of static friction.
Nanoscale Heat Transport
Unveiling the atomic details of an exotic form of heat transport.
Other Research lines
Molecular
Self-Assembly
Controlling their structure and dynamics (DNA assembly to Liquid-Crystals).
Mechanics of Biomolecules
From atomic workings of nucleic-acids up to protein’s nanomechanical maps
Proteins at Interfaces
Atomically detailed insights into their structure, dynamics and bio-activity.
