Smallest Motor ever made!

[Ringel05]

Electric motor made from a single molecule

The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.

The minuscule motor 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.

BBC News - Electric motor made from a single molecule

 

[NGSamson]

Electric motor made from a single molecule

The motor, made from a single molecule just a billionth of a metre across, is reported in Nature Nanotechnology.

The minuscule motor 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.

BBC News - Electric motor made from a single molecule

Cant wait to see what they do with that.