All Articles Tagged As: motion

Microscopic 'Clutch' Puts Flagellum in Neutral (6/20/2008)

Insights into the workings of the flagellum may advance nanotechnology ...> Full Article

Moving molecules within molecules (6/1/2008)

Experts in the field of nanoscience have discovered a way of controlling the motion and detecting the forces that move molecules within molecules. ...> Full Article

Go Speed Racer! Revving up the world's fastest nanomotors (5/4/2008)

In a "major step" toward a practical energy source for powering tomorrow's nanomachines, researchers in Arizona report development of a new generation of sub-microscopic nanomotors that are up to 10 times more powerful than existing motors ...> Full Article

Sperm-powered nano-robots (12/4/2007)

Researchers are working to use the same energy that drives sperm to power nanoscale robots or to deliver chemo drugs or antibiotics, for example, to targeted sites within the body. ...> Full Article

New force-fluorescence device measures motion previously undetectable (10/12/2007)

A hybrid device combining force and fluorescence has made possible the accurate detection of nanometer-scale motion of biomolecules caused by pico-newton forces. ...> Full Article