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Chemist Aims to Turn Molecules Into Motors
Tufts University assistant professor Charles Sykes and two graduate students, Erin Iski and April Jewell, use a scanning tunneling microscope (STM) in their lab at Tufts University.
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Tufts University assistant professor Charles Sykes and two graduate students, Erin Iski and April Jewell, look at images of molecules on a computer screen in their lab at Tufts University.
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An STM image of five molecular rotors, just one nanometer wide, spinning at over 1 million times per second when heated to a temperature of 78 degrees Kelvin (-320 degrees F).
Credit: Charles Sykes, Tufts University
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STM images show how a spinning molecular rotor can be "braked" by physically moving it towards a chain of static molecules.
Credit: Charles Sykes, Tufts University
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