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SUMMARY:Molecular Biology, Molecular Metallurgy, Molecular Materials
LOCATION:Virtual Seminar
TZID:America/Denver
DTSTART:20200001T000000
UID:2026-05-04-01-52-47@natsci.colostate.edu
DTSTAMP:20260504T015247
Description:Three vignettes on chemical synthesis comprise this talk. The f
 irst\, related to Molecular Biology\, describes the development of protein
 s that control the elemental composition\, size and shape of inorganic nan
 oparticles are synthesized by these genetically engineered proteins. Becau
 se protein sequence is defined by DNA sequence and DNA is cloned during re
 plication\, these nanoparticles are termed ‘clonable nanoparticles’ or
  genetically encodable nanoparticles. The second vignette examines the que
 stions about gold nanoparticles that become addressable upon synthesis of 
 metal nanoparticles as molecules. The molecularly rich surfaces of gold na
 noparticles come into focus when understood in molecular terms. Phenomena 
 such as ligand exchange and isomorphism can then be mechanistically unders
 tood. The final vignette reveals a novel molecular material. The synthesis
  of this material\, dubbed an ‘Amorphous Metal Complex’ was discovered
  during the investigation of solvent conditions in the synthesis of gold c
 lusters. The material exhibits several properties not previously described
  in materials chemistry\, as a structurally strong supramolecular material
 . 4:00 pm
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