The NanoGear molecule (IMAGE)
Caption
The NanoGear molecule belongs to the class of rotaxanes and consists of three components: a ring that can slide along an axle that bears a rotor installed in its centre. At 65 °C, the ring shuttles from one end of the axle to the other about 7 times per minute, passing over the rotor; in the same amount of time the latter completes about 260 rotations.
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Center for Light Activated Nanostructures (Clan) / University of Bologna
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