Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the ...

In the nanotech world, molecular 'motors' have been heavily investigated during the last decade. And you probably read that these nano-carriers will one day be able to move a useful drug right ...

Molecular motors are complex devices composed of many different parts that consume energy to perform various cellular activities. In short, molecular machines transform energy into useful work.

Scientists have long strived to develop artificial molecular motors that can convert energy into directed motion. Researchers have now presented a solution to a challenging problem: how motion can ...

Molecular motors are amazing biological machines that are responsible for most forms of movement we encounter in the cellular world. Three types of cytoplasmic motors are known: myosins, which ...

Protein-based molecular motors are essential for life. Now, meet 'The Lawnmower' – the first synthetic motor modeled that propels itself by harnessing the energy it creates as it cuts through ...

The first primitive artificial molecular motors have been constructed and it has been demonstrated that energy consumption can be used to induce controlled and unidirectional motion. Linear and rotary ...

In the micro-world of cells, biological motors perform a multitude of tasks such as muscle contraction. But how do these ...

Other researchers have determined that the T4 molecular motor is the strongest yet discovered in viruses and proportionately twice as powerful as an automotive engine. The motors generate 20 times the ...

Molecular motors are complex devices composed of many different parts that consume energy to perform various cellular activities. In short, molecular machines transform energy into useful work.

Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. Now a multidisciplinary team led by Northwestern University has made an electric ...

These comprise a large family of molecular motors that transport cargoes (such as biological molecules) along microtubular strands. Molecular motors get legless Biophysicists believe that kinesin ...