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Motorized Nanocar

Caption: This animation depicts two motorized nanocars on a gold surface. The nanocar consists of a rigid chassis and four alkyne axles that spin freely and swivel independently of one another. The wheels are spherical molecules of carbon, hydrogen and boron called p-carborane.

Credit: Yasuhiro Shirai/Rice University

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