What Are the Specs and Results of the New Single Molecule Nanocar?

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The recent publication details the creation of a groundbreaking single molecule nanocar featuring buckyball wheels. This innovative design is the result of several years of dedicated research in organic synthesis. The nanocar has demonstrated its ability to move on a gold sheet, showcasing the advancements in nanomaterials over the past decade. The specifications and results can be found in the provided links to the ACS publications.

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A group has just published the details of their new nanocar; a single molecule with buckyball wheels. It only took several years of research to build it.

Here are the specs:

http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/nalefd/asap/figures/nl051915kf00001.html

And here's the results: the car moving on a gold sheet.

http://pubs.acs.org/isubscribe/journals/nalefd/asap/figures/nl051915kf00002.html
 
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Very neat ! Some amazing work has been happening this last decade in organic synthesis.
 
Brilliant.

Nano materials sure are going ahead in leaps and bounds.
 

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