Research on artificial photoactivated molecular machines has moved in recent years from a
basic scientific endeavor toward a more applicative effort. Nowadays, the prospect of …

The bottom-up construction and operation of machines and motors of molecular size is a
topic of great interest in nanoscience, and a fascinating challenge of nanotechnology. The …

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 …

In future, artificial molecular machines could enable the construction of intelligent materials
or perform functions inside our body. We describe the role of light for the operation of …

Artificial molecular machines are able to produce and exploit precise nanoscale actuations
in response to chemical or physical triggers. Recent scientific efforts have been devoted to …

The field of molecules in motion, for which movements and shape changes are triggered
and controlled from outside, has been indisputably one of the most rapidly developing areas …

A molecular machine can be defined as an assembly of a discrete number of molecular
components (that is, a supramolecular structure) designed to perform a function through the …

The bottom-up construction and operation of mechanical machines of molecular size is a
topic of high interest for nanoscience, and a fascinating challenge of nanotechnology. Like …

A current challenge in the field of artificial molecular machines is the synthesis and
implementation of systems that can produce useful work when fuelled with a constant source …

Essentially, all motion in living organisms emerges from the collective action of biological
molecular machines transforming chemical energy, originally harvested from light, into …