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November 9, 2011

Single-molecule 'electric car' taken for test drive

BBC News - Single-molecule 'electric car' taken for test drive:

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Scientists have shown off what can be described as the world's smallest electric car - made of a single, carefully designed molecule.

The molecule has four branches that act as wheels, rotating when a tiny metal tip applied a small current to them.

With 10 electric bursts, the car was made to move six billionths of a metre.

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