Self-Assembled Silver Superlattices Create Molecular Machines with Hydrogen-Bond "Hinges" and Moving "Gears"
Sunday, April 6, 2014 - 13:00
in Physics & Chemistry
A combined computational and experimental study of self-assembled silver-based structures known as superlattices has revealed an unusual and unexpected behavior: arrays of gear-like molecular-scale machines that rotate in unison when pressure is applied to them.