Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages 108
Roland Piquepaille writes "Chemists from the University of California at Riverside designed two years ago a molecule which could move straight on a flat surface — a nano-walker if you wish. Now, they've found a way to force this walking molecule to carry packages. The nano-worker can now carry two CO2 molecules. And like yourself when you carry two heavy bags, this nano-worker is slower when it carries other molecules. The researchers think their discovery will lead to reliable ways of carrying molecules, an equivalent of the conveyor belts in today's factories."
Re:It's only a matter of time (Score:2, Insightful)
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Re:New tag (Score:1, Insightful)
Not only have I found Rolland Piquepaille's submissions over the years to be consistently interesting and informative, but he has long since dropped the one practice that anybody could gripe about with any legitimacy, the links to his own summaries of the articles.
What could anybody possibly find to criticize in any of his recent submissions?
Re:New tag (Score:1, Insightful)
Once you sell your good name, you cannot buy it back.
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