Bernard L. Feringa

Nobel Prize lecture

The Art of Building Small: from Molecular Switches to Motors

Bernard L. Feringa delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2016, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, where he was introduced by Professor Olof Ramström, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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Bernard L. Feringa delivered his Nobel Lecture on 8 December 2016, at Aula Magna, Stockholm University, where he was introduced by Professor Olof Ramström, Member of the Nobel Committee for Chemistry.

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