Researchers at iNANO and Aarhus University, including Miguel A. Ramos Docampo and Brigitte Städler, have shown how nanoscale motors can help artificial cells form internal actin networks. Inspired by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes, the work combines artificial cells, active matter, and nanotechnological design.

Two Nanoscience images by Assist. Prof. Armin Afrough and MSc in Nanoscience, Mathias Nielsen, are included in the DNRF Photo Competition 2025 exhibition at AIAS in Aarhus. Join the reception on 20 March (15:00–16:00) to hear the stories behind the images. Registration deadline: 18 March at 12:00.

AUNAB has assembled 11 students from across Aarhus University to compete in iGEM 2026, the world’s largest synthetic biology contest. This spring, they develop ideas through design thinking; in summer, they build a proof of concept in the lab—supported by iNANO and MBG—before pitching at the Grand Jamboree in Paris in fall 2026.