The swarming behavior of about 100 million molecular machines can be controlled by applying simple mechanical stimuli such as extension and contraction. This method could lead to the develop... Read more
Think of it as mathematics with a bite: Researchers at CU Boulder have uncovered the statistical rules that govern how gigantic colonies of fire ants form bridges, ladders and floating rafts... Read more
Researchers demonstrate nanoscale particles that ordinary light sources can set spinning. Science fiction is full of fanciful devices that allow light to interact forcefully with matter, fro... Read more
Rewarded with a Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2016, nanomachines provide mechanical work on the smallest of scales. Yet at such small dimensions, molecular motors can complete this work in onl... Read more