A macrocycle can transit unidirectionally along a molecular axle under light irradiation dissipating a constant amount of energy per cycle.
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Sevick, E. A light-driven molecular pump. Nature Nanotech 10, 18–19 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nnano.2014.291
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