Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science

Based at Northwestern University, the mission of the CBES is to develop soft materials by designing structures that emulate properties of biological systems.

[Samuel Stupp @SamuelStupp]

To develop soft materials that emulate behaviors of living organisms, we designed hydrogels that swim autonomously toward a light source. This intelligent phototactic behavior is controlled by supramolecular nanofibers linked to photoresponsive networks.
https://t.co/u5EarkJ3cG

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Check out our new paper on phototatic hydrogel swimmers from @SamuelStupp and @monicagroup https://t.co/TFXFj95ioC @ResearchNU

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Check our new paper in @Nature entitled "Peptide programming of supramolecular vinylidene fluoride ferroelectric phases" https://t.co/3ZoahN2wBr @CBES_EFRC @ResearchNU

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to @jacobkupferberg, @SamuelStupp, and colleagues on their paper "Biopolymer-supramolecular polymer hybrids for photocatalytic hydrogen production" - now published in Soft Matter @CBES_EFRC @ResearchNU https://t.co/9eI4FyDo6C

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

"Fast Photoactuation Driven by Supramolecular Polymers Integrated into Covalent Networks" published in Advanced Functional Materials. @SamuelStupp @monicagroup https://t.co/vFZGXMPSP5 @CBES_EFRC @ResearchNU

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to @CHADNANO and @profglotz and their coworkers on their fascinating paper in @ScienceMagazine entitled "Space-tiled colloidal crystals from DNA-forced shape-complementary polyhedra pairing" @CBES_EFRC https://t.co/SrscU6CdLE

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Check out this new paper from @monicagroup entitled "Activity-induced migration of viscous droplets on a solid substrate" | Journal of Fluid Mechanics https://t.co/v2QIqkF1eU

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Check out this new paper in @ScienceAdvances from @CHADNANO entitled "Ultrastrong colloidal crystal metamaterials engineered with DNA" https://t.co/Mnz67OCg6L

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Check our our new paper in @ScienceAdvances on autonomous locomotion of hydrogels. @SamuelStupp @ResearchNU https://t.co/TjaspRgxDb

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Our recent paper in Science Advances on autonomous motion in hydrogels was profiled in Nature Reviews Materials. https://t.co/A0GPfqszRI

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to @GCSchatz on receiving the 2023 Marsha I. Lester Award for Exemplary Impact in Physical Chemistry!

[ACS Physical Chemical Division @ACSPHYSDivision]

Congratulations to the #2023 PHYS Awardees! We celebrate your achievements and thank you for advancing the chemical enterprise and making a positive impact in your organizations, communities, and society. See Awardees: https://t.co/F27ciFg5yx

[Center for Regenerative Nanomedicine @NU_CRN]

SQI director Samuel Stupp will receive the 2022 Von Hippel Award, the highest honor given by the Materials Research Society (@Materials_MRS).

Read more: https://t.co/qpyf4Vy4Vi

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Great highlight on recent work from @CBES_EFRC: DNA gives colloidal crystals shape-shifting and memory abilities | @CHADNANO @profglotz @ResearchNU https://t.co/0MLVh6ANSC

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

Peptide Sequence Determines Structural Sensitivity to Supramolecular Polymerization Pathways and Bioactivity @NUChemistry @ResearchNU @CBES_EFRC @NorthwesternU @SQInstitute #Peptide #Supramolecular #Polymerization #Bioavailability https://t.co/XLrdMVnmjW

[MIT Science @ScienceMIT]

Congratulations to Danna Freedman on receiving a 2022 MacArthur Fellowship! The F.G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry at MIT, Freedman designs novel molecules that could be used for quantum sensing and communication #MacFellow https://t.co/Hk4t40EjKj

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations, @CHADNANO

[International Institute for Nanotechnology @IINanoNU]

Chad Mirkin accepts the @PreciousIPMI Tanaka Award for his groundbreaking discoveries involving spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) and their use in applications spanning molecular diagnostics and therapeutics. @CHADNANO @NUChemistry @NorthwesternEng @Luminex @ResearchNU @exicure

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to @danna_freedman (@ChemistryMIT) for being selected as a 2022 @BlavatnikAwards Finalist!

https://t.co/UT2WlOqehV

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to Danna Freedman as a new Associate Editor at @J_A_C_S

[J. Am. Chem. Soc. @J_A_C_S]

JACS proudly welcomes its two newest Associate Editors: Prof. Danna Freedman (MIT) and Prof. Jenny Yang (UC Irvine).

[Center for Bio-Inspired Energy Science @CBES_EFRC]

Congratulations to @CHADNANO on receiving the 2021 De Gennes Prize for Materials Chemistry from @RoySocChem.

[International Institute for Nanotechnology @IINanoNU]

The most exciting chemical science taking place today is happening right here at @NorthwesternU. We're excited to announce that @CHADNANO is the recipient of the 2021 De Gennes Prize for Materials Chemistry from @RoySocChem. https://t.co/ZAUsGciZKM #RSCPrizes

[Francesca Arcudi @FrancescaArcudi]

So excited to see our work on the 𝗽𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝘆𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗲 in @NatureChemistry👉https://t.co/PzHqR0dkYA!💡+💧+Co 𝘪𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘰𝘧🔥+H2+noble metals🍾Thanks to @emilyweissNU @L_Dordevic @SamuelStupp & thanks also to @NChemGav!