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Science 12 May 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5775, pp. 860 - 861
DOI: 10.1126/science.1126399
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MATERIALS SCIENCE:
Enhanced: Toward Devices Powered by Biomolecular Motors

Henry Hess

Biomolecular motors can be used in nanometer-scale devices to perform mechanical work. This approach will assist the development of active nanostructures.

The author is in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. E-mail: hhess{at}mse.ufl.edu

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