First Solar-Powered Nano Motor

PhysOrg.com, 24 Jan 2006 An international team of scientists has created the first molecular motor powered solely by sunlight. By acting like pistons that move back and forth, these motors, which are only nanometers or billionths of meters across, could help read out data as ones and zeroes for molecular photonics and electronics, two rapidly growing fields aimed at the construction of chemical computers. Read more