The World's Fastest Nanomotors
11 May 2008, 10:35
Categories: molecular-machines--devices nanotubes-wires-fullerenes
Researchers at Arizona State University claim they have developed nanomotors that are ten times more powerful than the engines that are available today. The result: Nanomachines with these new engines are twice as fast. The new motors are built with platinum and carbon nanotubes and are powered by a fuel that uses hydrazine as an additive. The project group claims that the modification is enough to put nanomotors into practical use. The use of carbon nanotubes increases the speed to 60 micrometers per second, while hydrazine boost the performance to 94—200 micrometers per second (which is about 13—28 inches per hour).
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