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Encyclopedia of Life. Encyclopedia information. Coursera. The First Complete Computer Model of a Living Organism. Nanocar. Chemical structure of a nanocar. The wheels are C60fullerene molecules.[1] The nanocar is a molecule designed in 2005 at Rice University by a group headed by Professor James Tour. Despite the name, the original nanocar does not contain a molecular motor, hence, it is not really a car. Rather, it was designed to answer the question of how fullerenes move about on metal surfaces; specifically, whether they roll or slide. They roll. The molecule consists of an H-shaped 'chassis' with fullerene groups attached at the four corners to act as wheels. When dispersed on a gold surface, the molecules attach themselves to the surface via their fullerene groups and are detected via scanning tunneling microscopy. Upon heating the surface to 200 °C the molecules move forward and back as they roll on their fullerene "wheels".
Independent early conceptual contribution[edit] Nanodragster[edit] The nanocar was developed at Rice University’s Richard E. [edit] Motor Nanocar[edit] See also[edit] References[edit]