To many, periodic mechanical conformational motion of molecules is mesmerizing to a
degree that is difficult to explain rationally: It is almost as hard to stop watching an image of …

In this review we chart recent advances in what is at once an old and very new field of
endeavour—the achievement of control of motion at the molecular level including solid-state …

At the “Molecular Rotors and Motors” symposium of the Spring 2009 ACS National Meeting
in Salt Lake City (March 22− 26), a diverse mix of talks addressed many current issues in the …

Research directed toward the goal of molecular gyroscopes since the coverage of a
previous review (2002) is described. Such species are a subclass of molecular rotors, which …

Scientists have long been fascinated by the biomolecular machines in living systems that
process energy and information to sustain life. The first synthetic molecular rotor capable of …

The development of artificial surface‐mounted molecular rotors has benefited from
theoretical guidance by molecular dynamics simulations. After a brief survey of the origins of …

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 …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

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

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 …