A molecular motor can be made to rotate in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction by injecting electrons into different parts of the molecule using the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope.
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Ernst, KH. A turn in the right direction. Nature Nanotech 8, 7–8 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2012.243
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