Researchers create first thermal nanomotor
April 16, 2008 | Source: KurzweilAI
Researchers from the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona have created the first nanomotor propelled by changes in temperature.
The “nanotransporter” consists of a carbon nanotube covered by a shorter concentric nanotube that can move back and forth to transport cargo when heated on one end. Movement can be controlled with a precision of less than the diameter of an atom.
Source: Researchers create the first thermal nanomotor in the world