Monday, May 15, 2006
A Traffic Control System For Molecules
"Our cells contain small protein factories which have to deliver materials inside the cell via a network of microtubules. And the transportation is carried out by biomolecular motors. Now, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have built a traffic control system able to force individual molecules to choose between 'roads' by applying strong electrical fields locally at Y-junctions. This traffic control system can potentially lead to new nano-fabrication techniques. Read more for additional references and pictures showing how this traffic system works."
source:http://science.slashdot.org/science/06/05/15/0535203.shtml
source:http://science.slashdot.org/science/06/05/15/0535203.shtml
# posted by dark master : 5/15/2006 11:04:00 AM
