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Published online 10 April 2008 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2008.744

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Nanoshuttle on the right track

A molecular vehicle can carry cargo along a microscopic rail.

The molecular monorail has just left the station. It set off in Barcelona, and travelled about 500 millionths of a millimetre before reaching its destination (in Barcelona).

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