The development and fabrication of mechanical devices powered by artificial molecular
machines is one of the contemporary goals of nanoscience. Before this goal can be realized …

The widespread use of molecular machines in biology has long suggested that great
rewards could come from bridging the gap between synthetic molecular systems and the …

As our understanding and control of intra-and intermolecular interactions evolve, ever more
complex molecular systems are synthesized and assembled that are capable of performing …

The widespread use of controlled molecular‐level motion in key natural processes suggests
that great rewards could come from bridging the gap between the present generation of …

Mechanically interlocked molecules are perhaps best known as components of molecular
machines, a view further reinforced by the Nobel Prize in 2016 to Stoddart and Sauvage …

Artificial molecular machines are able to produce and exploit precise nanoscale actuations
in response to chemical or physical triggers. Recent scientific efforts have been devoted to …

Precise control over molecular movement is of fundamental and practical importance in
physics, biology, and chemistry. At nanoscale, the peculiar functioning principles and the …

Recent developments in chemical synthesis, nanoscale assembly, and molecular-scale
measurements enable the extension of the concept of macroscopic machines to the …

Essentially, all motion in living organisms emerges from the collective action of biological
molecular machines transforming chemical energy, originally harvested from light, into …

Movement is one of the central attributes of life, and a key feature in many technological
processes. While artificial motion is typically provided by macroscopic engines powered by …