6 September 11
Electric motor made from a single molecule
BBC News reports researchers have created the smallest electric motor ever devised. They say the motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, ‘could have applications in both nanotechnology and in medicine, where tiny amounts of work can be put to efficient use.’
Tiny rotors based on single molecules have been shown before, but this is the first that can be individually driven by an electric current.
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