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Chemists at Tufts University’s School of Arts and Sciences have developed the world’s first single molecule electric motor, a development that may potentially create a new class of devices that could be used in applications ranging from medicine to engineering.

In research published online September 4 in Nature Nanotechnology, the Tufts team reports an electric motor that measures a mere 1 nanometer across, groundbreaking work considering that the current world record is a 200 nanometer motor. A single strand of human hair is about 60,000 nanometers wide.

To read the full, original article click on this link: World’s Smallest Electric Motor Made From a Single Molecule | ScienceBlog.com