The design of artificial molecular machines,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, often takes inspiration from
macroscopic machines,,,,,,. However, the parallels between the two systems are often only …

For molecules to be used as components in molecular machines, methods that couple
individual molecules to external energy sources and that selectively excite motion in a given …

Molecular machines are common in nature, but creating nanoscale devices from scratch is
not as easy it looks. Two ways of making a molecular motor capable of unidirectional motion …

Molecules capable of mimicking the function of a wide range of mechanical devices have
been fabricated, with motors that can induce mechanical movement attracting particular …

Synthetic molecular machines designed to operate on materials surfaces can convert
energy into motion and they may be useful to incorporate into solid state devices. Here, we …

Gears are microfabricated down to diameters of a few micrometres. Natural macromolecular
motors, of tens of nanometres in diameter, also show gear effects. At a smaller scale, the …

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 …

Rotary molecular motors are ubiquitous in natural systems where they are used for diverse
tasks including molecular transport, cellular translocation, and ATP synthesis, and are …

The field of synthetic molecular machines has quickly evolved in recent years, growing from
a fundamental curiosity to a highly active field of chemistry. Many different applications are …

Acceleration of a Nanomotor: Electronic Control of the Rotary Speed of a Light-Driven
Molecular Rotor | Journal of the American Chemical Society ACS ACS Publications C&EN …