Scientists create coordinated molecular motors for future nanomachines

May 11, 2016

Scientists create coordinated molecular motors for future nanomachines

Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: computing, electronics, nanotechnology

An international team of scientists has created molecular motors that can communicate and synchronize their movements.

The team, led by physicist Saw-Wai Hla of Ohio University, published an Advanced Online Publication today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology demonstrating that scientists can control the coordinated motions of tiny machines at the nanoscale. The research has implications for the future development of technologies that can be used in computers, photonics and electronics as well as novel nanoscale devices.