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Horse-like machines make lab product news
Sep 14 2010
Bipedal molecular machines have already been created by scientists at the educational institution.
These are capable of carrying molecules of carbon dioxide in a straight line, literally by taking one step at a time.
In order to increase the maximum load that can be carried, the researchers are now looking at quadrupedal alternatives.
Drawing on human-scale nature, they are looking into synthesising horse-like machines at the nanometre scale.
These equine molecular machines could ultimately carry substances by gliding, pacing or trotting.
"If a species has more than two legs, how will it organise their motion?" asks team leader and professor of chemistry Ludwig Bartels.
Ultimately the scientists found a bipedal style of walking, with the legs on each side of the machine moving in unison, creates the least distortion and maintains a straight route.
The UCR campus is one of ten in the University of California and is the only one to be found in inland southern California.
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