We have a lot to learn from nature; biological machines can be super efficient, and utilize principles and mechanisms unfamiliar to macroscopic machines. This course introduces students to the strange ...

Since the notion of molecular machines became popular in the 1980s, a profusion of such devices has been reported. Some early examples were rotaxanes — hoops jumping on axles — but we now have ...

Researchers at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona have created the first blueprint of the human spliceosome ...

Researchers unveil the inner mechanisms of the most intricate and complex molecular machine in human biology. Scientists at the Centre (CRG) in Barcelona have developed the first comprehensive ...

Molecular robotics represents the ultimate in the miniaturisation of machinery. Our aim is to design and make the smallest machines possible. This is just the start but we anticipate that within 10 to ...

The Molecular Machines & Industries CellManipulator is an optical trap that enables ultraprecise, contact-free manipulation of microscopic particles. The optical tweezers use a focused laser beam to ...

The actin cytoskeleton provides force for dynamic cellular processes, such as motility, morphogenesis, cell division, endocytosis, and phagocytosis. The organization and dynamics of actin filaments ...

Machines have evolved to meet the demands of daily life and industrial use, with molecular-scale devices often exhibiting ...

Mechanosynthesis is a proposed method of precisely controlling the assembly of atoms and molecules to build complex structures at the nanoscale. It involves the use of advanced molecular machines, ...

What if you could create a molecular machine that might one day help save someone’s life—just by playing a game? Well, you actually can. NOVA’s RNA Lab is an extension of a game called ...