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Project Description: The Nanosciences Research Group studies physics, chemistry and biology at the nanoscale. Using advanced microscopy and force measurements techniques, we create actuating devices using single molecules, measure the stiffness of single strands of DNA and measure the forces that sweep infections from the human lung. A student working in our group would be tackling the challenge of creating a sheet of nanoscale oars that would move magnetically, creating a carpet that can create optical effects or move fluids. This is an example of Biomimetic engineering, where we attempt to create structures from biology, and learn from the accumulated engineering experience of millions of years of evolution.

CISMM: http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/cismm/index.html

Nanoscale Science Research Group: http://www.cs.unc.edu/Research/nano/index.html