Researchers in Japan have built an extremely cool motor, driven purely by the effect that light has on certain molecules, but turning wheels of visible size.
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- I'm a chemist turned biochemist turned science writer, covering everything from nano to astro via bio. Also trying to make sense of my life in writing about family history. Playing wrong notes on a variety of instruments. Current craze: repairing violins and learning to play them too.
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