The ability to induce and amplify motion at the molecular scale has seen tremendous
progress ranging from simple molecular rotors to responsive materials. In the two decades …

Directed motion at the nanoscale is a central attribute of life, and chemically driven motor
proteins are nature's choice to accomplish it. Motivated and inspired by such …

Pumps and motors are essential components of the world as we know it. From the complex
proteins that sustain our cells, to the mechanical marvels that power industries, much we …

Motor proteins are nature's solution for directing movement at the molecular level. The field
of artificial molecular motors takes inspiration from these tiny but powerful machines …

The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

Biomolecular systems like molecular motors or pumps, transcription and translation
machinery, and other enzymatic reactions, can be described as Markov processes on a …

Bioinspired out-of-equilibrium systems will set the scene for the next generation of molecular
materials with active, adaptive, autonomous, emergent and intelligent behavior. Indeed life …

Molecular engineering seeks to create functional entities for modular use in the bottom-up
design of nanoassemblies that can perform complex tasks. Such systems require fuel …

Herein, we report a DNA nanomachine, built from a DNA-functionalized gold nanoparticle
(DNA–AuNP), which moves a DNA walker along a three-dimensional (3-D) DNA–AuNP …

Chemistry is progressively unraveling the processes that underlie the evolution of matter
towards states of higher complexity and the generation of novel features along the way by …