Massimiliano Curcio
@masscurcio.bsky.social
Molecular Machinist & Radical Dreamer
Assistant Prof. @UniBo 🇮🇹, prior @TUM 🇩🇪, PhD @UoEdinburgh 🏴
Assistant Prof. @UniBo 🇮🇹, prior @TUM 🇩🇪, PhD @UoEdinburgh 🏴
There's a new motor in town! 🏎️ 🔬
Out in @natchem.nature.com , our latest study introduces a light-driven diazene molecular rotary motor able not only to achieve directional motion, but also to invert the rotation by varying the colour of the light supplied.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Out in @natchem.nature.com , our latest study introduces a light-driven diazene molecular rotary motor able not only to achieve directional motion, but also to invert the rotation by varying the colour of the light supplied.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wavelength-steered directional rotation in an autonomous light-driven molecular motor - Nature Chemistry
The rational design of autonomous light-powered molecular motors remains a formidable challenge in nanoscience. Now, a photochemically driven diazene-based rotary motor has been shown to rotate around...
www.nature.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:54 PM
There's a new motor in town! 🏎️ 🔬
Out in @natchem.nature.com , our latest study introduces a light-driven diazene molecular rotary motor able not only to achieve directional motion, but also to invert the rotation by varying the colour of the light supplied.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Out in @natchem.nature.com , our latest study introduces a light-driven diazene molecular rotary motor able not only to achieve directional motion, but also to invert the rotation by varying the colour of the light supplied.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Excited to share the award of a Starting Grant within the Italian Fund for Science scheme 🎉
As the Italian congener of the ERC-StG, this generous grant (>1 M€) will allow us @unibo.it to develop and implement light-driven molecular motors in complex matrices and biorelevant assemblies ⚗️🏎️🔬⚙️
As the Italian congener of the ERC-StG, this generous grant (>1 M€) will allow us @unibo.it to develop and implement light-driven molecular motors in complex matrices and biorelevant assemblies ⚗️🏎️🔬⚙️
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Excited to share the award of a Starting Grant within the Italian Fund for Science scheme 🎉
As the Italian congener of the ERC-StG, this generous grant (>1 M€) will allow us @unibo.it to develop and implement light-driven molecular motors in complex matrices and biorelevant assemblies ⚗️🏎️🔬⚙️
As the Italian congener of the ERC-StG, this generous grant (>1 M€) will allow us @unibo.it to develop and implement light-driven molecular motors in complex matrices and biorelevant assemblies ⚗️🏎️🔬⚙️
Reposted by Massimiliano Curcio
From @apoethig.bsky.social, [2]rotaxanes with enhanced reactivity (@jacs.acspublications.org).
These rotaxanes were shown to deprotect faster compared to non-interlocked structures due to conformational preorganisation.
🔗 CSD Entry XAJJEC: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
These rotaxanes were shown to deprotect faster compared to non-interlocked structures due to conformational preorganisation.
🔗 CSD Entry XAJJEC: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
July 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
From @apoethig.bsky.social, [2]rotaxanes with enhanced reactivity (@jacs.acspublications.org).
These rotaxanes were shown to deprotect faster compared to non-interlocked structures due to conformational preorganisation.
🔗 CSD Entry XAJJEC: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
These rotaxanes were shown to deprotect faster compared to non-interlocked structures due to conformational preorganisation.
🔗 CSD Entry XAJJEC: dx.doi.org/10.5517/ccdc...
#FeaturedStructureFriday
Reposted by Massimiliano Curcio
📢📢 ESOR2025 – 20th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity 🧪⌬
9-12 September 2025 - Padova - Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹
www.esor2025.com
Meet our Keynote speakers (2/2)
Early Bird deadline: 18 June 2025
9-12 September 2025 - Padova - Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹
www.esor2025.com
Meet our Keynote speakers (2/2)
Early Bird deadline: 18 June 2025
May 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
📢📢 ESOR2025 – 20th European Symposium on Organic Reactivity 🧪⌬
9-12 September 2025 - Padova - Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹
www.esor2025.com
Meet our Keynote speakers (2/2)
Early Bird deadline: 18 June 2025
9-12 September 2025 - Padova - Italy 🇮🇹🇮🇹
www.esor2025.com
Meet our Keynote speakers (2/2)
Early Bird deadline: 18 June 2025
Today's Journal Club paper
~To be or not to be (photoactive)~
Dynamic covalent networks driven away from equilibrium by light, with photoeffected reactions towing photoinert ones💡⚖️⚗️
Congrats @jakeylg.bsky.social and @jiarongwu.bsky.social 🎉
Looking forward to reading more on your cool science!🌟
~To be or not to be (photoactive)~
Dynamic covalent networks driven away from equilibrium by light, with photoeffected reactions towing photoinert ones💡⚖️⚗️
Congrats @jakeylg.bsky.social and @jiarongwu.bsky.social 🎉
Looking forward to reading more on your cool science!🌟
Online now: Harnessing light to drive a non-photoresponsive reaction out of equilibrium
Harnessing light to drive a non-photoresponsive reaction out of equilibrium
A light-fueled reaction drives a non-photoresponsive process out of equilibrium. The system features a dynamic-covalent network of four imines: two are photoswitchable and undergo light-driven transimination at 405 nm, while the others are unresponsive. Illumination establishes a non-equilibrium steady state, with feedback between the coupled reactions pushing the system further from equilibrium. This work offers a blueprint for using light to drive non-photoresponsive transiminations away from equilibrium.
dlvr.it
May 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Today's Journal Club paper
~To be or not to be (photoactive)~
Dynamic covalent networks driven away from equilibrium by light, with photoeffected reactions towing photoinert ones💡⚖️⚗️
Congrats @jakeylg.bsky.social and @jiarongwu.bsky.social 🎉
Looking forward to reading more on your cool science!🌟
~To be or not to be (photoactive)~
Dynamic covalent networks driven away from equilibrium by light, with photoeffected reactions towing photoinert ones💡⚖️⚗️
Congrats @jakeylg.bsky.social and @jiarongwu.bsky.social 🎉
Looking forward to reading more on your cool science!🌟
Reposted by Massimiliano Curcio
Excellent recent mini-review on autonomous molecular motors & pumps by the Corra group chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @masscurcio.bsky.social
Autonomous Artificial Molecular Motors and Pumps
Autonomous energy consumption is the only way to introduce molecular motors into more sophisticated, larger systems, capable of life-like behavior. We reviewed a selection of the most recent advances...
chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Excellent recent mini-review on autonomous molecular motors & pumps by the Corra group chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... @masscurcio.bsky.social