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Technology Research News
May 19, 2004 |
Junctions Expand Nano Railroads Researchers from the University of Washington and Sandia National Laboratories have co-opted cell proteins for use in track networks that can be integrated into nanotechnology devices to shuttle tiny amounts of materials around.   |
Technology Research News
March 23, 2005 |
Electricity controls biomolecules Dutch and German researchers have found a way to use electricity to control the way microtubules connect with kinesin-coated structures. |
HHMI Bulletin
Winter 2013
Sarah C.P. Williams |
One Foot in Front of the Other In every type of living cell, materials jet around in a similar variety of manners. The way cellular cargo travels depends on its size, where it's headed, how quickly it must arrive, and how much energy is available. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Sarah C. P. Williams |
Force Factor In the context of cells, forces are required to move molecules. Quantifying these forces gives scientists a way to compare and contrast different molecular motors. |
Chemistry World
January 2010
Philip Ball |
Welcome to the machine Molecular machines have promised so much but are they more whimsical than technical? |
Chemistry World
November 28, 2012
Philip Ball |
Make or break: the laws of motion The machine metaphors of nanochemistry and molecular biology now make it plain that dynamic function arises from the use of weak, temporary interactions. The question biology has to face is: what is the optimal bond strength for a given mechanical function? |
Technology Research News
November 17, 2004 |
Lasers Drive Nano Locomotive A researcher has designed a laser-powered molecular locomotive that runs along a molecular track and can generate a pulling force ten times greater than that of kinesin, a biological molecular motor. |
Reactive Reports
David Bradley |
Nanotechnology Sticks its Neck Out An unexpected finding by a team of physicists and biologists could become instrumental in making nanoscale materials with a range of applications in gene and drug delivery, enzymatic synthesis, and encapsulation systems for biosensors as well as optoelectronic components. |
Technology Research News
November 3, 2004
Smalley & Patch |
DNA Machines Take a Walk Researchers working to form nanoscale machines and materials are increasingly tapping into nature's building blocks. |
Chemistry World
August 22, 2011
Jon Cartwright |
Manmade molecular machine goes to work Manmade molecules can generate similar forces to natural molecular machines, and could help chemists to design artificial molecular machines for meaningful tasks. |
