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Nanogears – part of a molecular machine
Molecule-sized gears attached to the outside of a carbon nanotube shaft. An electric field will make a shaft turn. This is a computer model, but research is under way to make the real thing.
Author: NASA Ames Research Center
Rights: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Published: 30 May 2008Size: 124.99 KB
