Conversion of light into macroscopic helical motion.

A key goal of nanotechnology is the development of artificial machines capable of converting molecular movement into macroscopic work. Although conversion of light into shape changes has been reported and compared to artificial muscles, real applications require work against an external load. Here,...

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Main Authors: Iamsaard, S, Aßhoff, S, Matt, B, Kudernac, T, Cornelissen, J, Fletcher, S, Katsonis, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014