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Nature Nanotechnology 2, 82 - 84 (2007)
doi:10.1038/nnano.2007.16
Molecular machines: Reinventing the wheel
Saw-Wai Hla1
- is at the Nanoscale and Quantum Phenomena Institute, and Physics and Astronomy Department, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio 45701, USA. e-mail: hla@ohio.edu
Abstract
The invention of the wheel was one of the most significant events in human history. Now, working out how molecules can roll across an atomic surface may have significant implications for the design and construction of nanomachines.
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