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Light Drives Molecular Motor

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Aaron J. Hand

Scientists at the University of Groningen and Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan, have used light to power one of the first working single-molecule motors. When irradiated with ultraviolet light, the molecule rotates 360° in one direction only. Converting energy into unidirectional rotary motion has not been a simple task. Although many molecular systems undergo translational or rotary motion, controlling the direction of that rotation is another matter, said Ben L. Feringa of Groningen. "If one wishes to build a molecular-type motor as the central element in future nanomachines, it...Read full article

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