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April 22, 2009
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Powering machines 5,000 times smaller than a human cell moves closer to reality.
Single-molecule nano-vehicles synthesized by researchers at Rice University in Texas measure just 4x3 nanometers and have four carbon-based buckyball wheels connected to four independently rotating axles and an organic chemical chassis.
Credit: T. Sasaki/Rice University
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