Rice scientists attach motor to single-molecule car

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The cars light-powered motor is attached mid-chassis. When struck by light it rotates in one direction pushing the car along like a paddlewheel. Credit: Takashi SasakiRice University
The car’s light-powered motor is attached mid-chassis. When struck by light, it rotates in one direction, pushing the car along like a paddlewheel. Credit: Takashi Sasaki/Rice University

In follow-on work to last year's groundbreaking invention of the world's first single-molecule car, chemists at Rice University have produced the first motorized version of their tiny nanocar. The research is published in the April 13 issue of the journal Organic Letters.


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