Synthetic or natural systems that can perform mechanical work at the molecular level, often powered by chemical reactions. Directional Rotation: The ability of a molecular motor to rotate in a ...

described how the supramolecular chirality of liquid crystals could be determined by the chirality of a synthetic molecular motor. By adding a small amount of a homochiral molecular motor to a ...

They are embedded into polymer chains of a synthetic gel and when ... while using the energy to rotate the motor. The rotation twists the gel's molecular chains, causing the gel to shrink, storing ...