Biological molecular motors are sophisticated molecular machines that carry out cellular processes such as muscle contraction, cell division, vesicles and organelle trafficking, and maintain cell ...

The exquisite solutions nature has found to control molecular motion, evident in the fascinating biological linear and rotary motors, has served as a major source of inspiration for scientists to ...

Molecular motors are complex devices composed of many different parts that consume energy to perform various cellular activities. In short, molecular machines transform energy into useful work.

Molecular motors are biological nanomachines that convert chemical energy into mechanical work at the molecular level. These highly efficient and specialized proteins are responsible for a wide range ...

Imagine a microscopic locomotive moving back and forth along a track, propelling itself without any external force. At the ...

Purified kinesin-8 motors can depolymerize chemically-stabilized microtubules. In the length-dependent depolymerization model, the rate of depolymerization tends to increase with filament length, ...

In the micro-world of cells, biological motors perform a multitude of tasks such as muscle contraction. But how do these ...

Electric vehicles, powered by macroscopic electric motors, are increasingly prevalent on our streets and highways. Now a multidisciplinary team led by Northwestern University has made an electric ...

For molecular motors to be exploited effectively, they need to be able to operate in unison. However, integrating billions of these nanometre-sized motors into a single system, and getting them to ...

Protein-based molecular motors are essential for life. Now, meet 'The Lawnmower' – the first synthetic motor modeled that propels itself by harnessing the energy it creates as it cuts through ...

Molecular motors -- Rotation on an eight-shaped path. Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. Journal Nature Communications DOI 10.1038/s41467-019-12463-4 ...