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Nanomotor rotates microscale objects

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  • Rienk Eelkema

    (Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen)

  • Michael M. Pollard

    (Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen)

  • Javier Vicario

    (Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen)

  • Nathalie Katsonis

    (Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen)

  • Blanca Serrano Ramon

    (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Cees W. M. Bastiaansen

    (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology)

  • Dirk J. Broer

    (Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology
    Philips Research Laboratories, High Tech Campus 4)

  • Ben L. Feringa

    (Stratingh Institute, University of Groningen)

Abstract

A molecular motor in a liquid-crystal film uses light to turn items thousands of times larger than itself.

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  • Rienk Eelkema & Michael M. Pollard & Javier Vicario & Nathalie Katsonis & Blanca Serrano Ramon & Cees W. M. Bastiaansen & Dirk J. Broer & Ben L. Feringa, 2006. "Nanomotor rotates microscale objects," Nature, Nature, vol. 440(7081), pages 163-163, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:440:y:2006:i:7081:d:10.1038_440163a
    DOI: 10.1038/440163a
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    1. Sven Vliet & Jinyu Sheng & Charlotte N. Stindt & Ben L. Feringa, 2024. "All-visible-light-driven salicylidene schiff-base-functionalized artificial molecular motors," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-11, December.
    2. Binghui Liu & Cong-Long Yuan & Hong-Long Hu & Hao Wang & Yu-Wen Zhu & Pei-Zhi Sun & Zhi-Ying Li & Zhi-Gang Zheng & Quan Li, 2022. "Dynamically actuated soft heliconical architecture via frequency of electric fields," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.
    3. Pengrong Lyu & Dirk J. Broer & Danqing Liu, 2024. "Advancing interactive systems with liquid crystal network-based adaptive electronics," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 15(1), pages 1-9, December.
    4. L. Pfeifer & S. Crespi & P. Meulen & J. Kemmink & R. M. Scheek & M. F. Hilbers & W. J. Buma & B. L. Feringa, 2022. "Controlling forward and backward rotary molecular motion on demand," Nature Communications, Nature, vol. 13(1), pages 1-10, December.

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