Dr. Motoko Kotani, President-Elect of the International Science Council

Nobel laureate, Professor Ben L. Feringa has joined the OIST Board of Governors.

OIST has welcomed Dr. Akira Yoshino to the Board of Governors.

“In 2001, when I was Minister of Science and Technology Policy and was developing the idea for OIST, I began looking for someone who could help make my vision a reality.  I interviewed numerous Nobel Laureates, but among all those I met during my search, Dr. Brenner was one of those who responded most strongly to my idea for a graduate university for science and technology. I was highly impressed by his energy and vision, and I knew then that I had found the right person to oversee the long process of establishing OIST,” said Mr. Koji Omi.

The nano-car, published in Nature, is a molecular motor that uses rotational motion of the wheels to move a larger molecule across a surface.