An international team of scientists headed by the University of Bonn has developed a novel type of nanomotor. It is driven by a clever mechanism and can perform pulsing movements. The researchers are now planning to fit it with a coupling and install it as a drive in complex machines.

Researchers have developed a new type of nanomotor that performs pulsing movements similar to a hand grip trainer, but is a million times smaller.

The nanomotor uses RNA polymerases to move along a DNA strand, pulling its handles closer together in a cycle, mimicking the function of proteins in cells.