Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an artificial motor at the supramolecular level that can develop impressive power. This wind-up motor is a tiny ribbon made of special molecules. When energy is applied, this ribbon aligns itself, moves like a small fin and can thus push objects. For the first time, the energy for this comes from a chemical fuel. Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed an artificial motor at the supramolecular level that can develop impressive power. This wind-up motor is a tiny ribbon made of special molecules. When energy is applied, this ribbon aligns itself, moves like a small fin and can thus push objects. For the first time, the energy for this comes from a chemical fuel. Materials Science Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories
Synthetic mini-motor: Researchers convert chemical energy into rotational energy at the supramolecular level
