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CLAN: A joint research lab between CNR & UniBo
Bologna: city of innovation and research
Carrying out frontier research in photochemistry and nanoscience
Developing new ideas by bringing together talented people
Using light and molecules to provide solutions
Advanced molecular systems and devices
2016 Nobel Laureates in Chemistry

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A molecular motor with a reverse gear: light controls direction at the nanoscale

Published in Nature Chemistry, it is a new reversible, light-powered molecular rotary motor that switches rotation direction via wavelength control

Massimiliano Curcio earns a FIS Starting Grant 2025, the "Italian ERC"

Max Curcio has won a grant of >1 mln eur from the Fondo Italiano per la Scienza (FIS) with the proposal "Light-powered molecular motors in smart materials and biocompatible systems"