Nanocar
Sign in to saveThe 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).
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6 sectionsContents
- Independent early conceptual contribution
- Nanodragster
- Electrically driven directional motion of a four-wheel molecule on a metal surface
- Motor nanocar
- See also
- References
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