Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

Single-molecule biophysics has transformed our understanding of biology, but also of the
physics of life. More exotic than simple soft matter, biomatter lives far from thermal …

INTRODUCTION Since the 1980s, the design and synthesis of molecular machines has
been identified as a grand challenge for molecular engineering. Robots are an important …

INTRODUCTION Embedded controllers enable complex functionality in man-made
mechanical and electronic devices. Similarly, intricate regulatory networks within living …

Biological ion channels are molecular gatekeepers that control transport across cell
membranes. Recreating the functional principle of such systems and extending it beyond …

Intracellular transport is the basis of microscale logistics within cells and is powered by
biomolecular motors. Mimicking transport for in vitro applications has been widely studied; …

Although repetitive patterns of antigens are crucial for certain immune responses, an
understanding of how antibodies bind and dynamically interact with various spatial …

Biological systems have evolved to harness non-equilibrium processes from the molecular
to the macro scale. It is currently a grand challenge of chemistry, materials science, and …

Biological molecular motors (or biomolecular motors for short) are nature's solution to the
efficient conversion of chemical energy to mechanical movement. In biological systems …

In recent years, there has been a growing interest in engineering dynamic and autonomous
systems with robotic functionalities using biomolecules. Specifically, the ability of molecular …