It will take a concerted effort for nanomachines to express themselves on a macroscopic scale. Could self-organizing helical polymers help?
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Feringa, B., Browne, W. Macromolecules flex their muscles. Nature Nanotech 3, 383–384 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2008.194
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