Category
page 1Molecular machines
molecular machine
term in molecular nanotechnology
molecular motor
biological molecular machines
molecular assembler
proposed nanotechnological device
motor protein
class of molecular motors
Nanocar
The nanocar is a molecule designed in 2005 at Rice University by a group headed by Professor James Tour. Despite the name, the original nanocar does not contain a molecular motor, hence, it is not really a car. Rather, it was designed to answer the question of how fullerenes move about on metal surfaces; specifically, whether they roll or slide (they roll).
molecular switch
molecule with ability to reversibly switch states
DNA machine
assembly constructed from DNA which produces quasi-mechanical output in response to specific stimuli, pioneered by Nadrian Seeman at NYU
molecular sensor
class of chemical compounds
synthetic molecular motor
nanomotors
molecular propeller
class of chemical compounds
molecular logic gate
molecule that performs a logical operation
Nanocar Race
Scientific competition
Molecular tweezers
molecules which bind other molecules