ReviewChemical science2020
Molecular assemblers: molecular machines performing chemical synthesis.
Review in Chemical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Molecular Motors' Magic Methyl and Its Pivotal Influence on Rotation.Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2024Article
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- Artificial molecular machines: Design and observation.Smart molecules : open access · 2023Review
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Abstract
Molecular assemblers were proposed by K. Eric Drexler in 1986, based on the ideas of R. Feynman. In his (quite lurid) book "Engines of Creation: The Coming Era of Nanotechnology" and follow-up publications Drexler proposes molecular machines capable of positioning reactive molecules with atomic precision and to build larger, more sophisticated structures
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