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Nanoscale Machines: Building the Future with Molecules

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Professor of Chemical Nanoscience Neil Champness explores the future of nanoscale machines. Can we build a machine simply from molecules at the nanoscale?
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The idea of building machines that are only nanometres in size is a dream that has formed the basis of Hollywood movies. How realistic is such a goal and how would we go about tackling the challenges that lie in wait? How do we begin to build a machine simply from molecules? Join Neil Champness to explore the future of nanoscale machines.

Neil Champness is Professor of Chemical Nanoscience & Head of Inorganic and Materials Chemistry at the University of Nottingham. He and his research group are interested in chemical nanoscience and all aspects of molecular organisation. His research is highly cited, being one of the top 100 most cited chemists 2000-2010 and last year, this was recognised by being named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher.

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49 thoughts on “Nanoscale Machines: Building the Future with Molecules”

  5. Peoples negative comments in here, are disrespectful to the professor, if you don't like something clear off and bore some other people, or do one yourself and show us your genius!

  18. Desperately trying to finish watching. Unfortunately, I too have to moving on into the future and this guy is holding me back. Ta-ta you old geezer.

  23. @6:38 "…there are many ethical questions…" ….Uhh, not really. Not for those who are science-minded human beings who have this thing called "a coherent philosophy." (Of course, if he's lumping the sociopath power-seekers into his assessment of "humanity" then he has a point, but his "starting line" places him an impossible distance from any "finishing line" other than totalitarian democide.)

  27. Where he talks about ice floating on water and how important it is that we have that because if not then we have a globlal warming issue.

    The thing is, ice takes up the same amount of space, has the same volume as it does when it's in liquid form, i.e water and so that isn't the problem, that's not what causes sea levels to rise.
    What causes sea levels to rise in the ice on land that melts and then runs into the sea, that's where water levels rise.

  28. I saw his life vividly as he talked. Probably he was bullied daily at school, had zero real friends and everybody felt sorry for him. Then he went to college and became a doctor in Chemistry and started given lectures to all the new bullies of the new era, since he was too socially awkward to have a career in the industry. And since they needed to pass his class, all of them started to pretend to care about him…To the point where all obeyed his note to show up to his talk dressed like they are in Titanic waiting to dance waltz. And they did. Great talk nonetheless, and I did find it intriguing. Thank you, professor Champness.

  34. Lost in Space in the 50s? I don't think so, try the 60s. As long as you're asking all those questions I've got one for you. What about the interest that your evoking for me on a nanoscale level? Will it cause me to keep watching this after a couple minutes? Answer, no.

  35. I love it when I see children in attendance at science lectures, they are our future and a strong education in science and art is essential to our survival as a species!.Well done, +The Royal Institution and thanks for advancing science globally through your continuing commitment to outstanding, free, educational content that's accessible to everyone! 😀

  37. The chap on the left at 9:32 has already assumed a pose from H. G. Wells' illustration.
    EDIT: And the young lady at 17:22 has a scary face hidden in her torso.
    2nd EDIT: That banana thing really went nowhere.
    I made it to the end!
    My conclusion: 1) Most of the comments are correctly critiquing the volume of fluff. 2) Nanoscale machines will most likely play a 'large' role in our future.

  40. I think the way you talk to your son is disrespectful, unencouraging, and I can’t decide whether or not you’re bullying him. You are his father, you are supposed to be his rock and not his earthquake.

  41. This could have been a more interesting subject, but the way it was structured made my mind wander and lose interest in the talk.
    Also get rid of the first part about H.G. Wells.

  42. Sorry but Bobby Kennedy was not a great man, and any scientists who allows his politics to affect his research is not much of a scientist.

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