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ArticleScience advances2025

Control and synchronization of rapid nanoscale DNA heat engine by local heating.

Kun Wang, Aditya Hardikar, Wenjun Chen, Qiuyan Huang, Buming Guo, Guolong Zhu, Heng Ni, Ruojie Sha, Nadrian C Seeman, Paul M Chaikin

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  1. Magnetic DNA Origami Nanorotors.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026
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10 authors.

Kun WangDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7099-0367
Aditya HardikarDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Wenjun ChenDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0009-0009-4985-4086
Qiuyan HuangDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Buming GuoDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2581-7933
Guolong ZhuDepartment of Chemistry, Biochemistry, and Physics, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, NJ 07940, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8893-5617
Heng NiDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
Ruojie ShaDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0807-734X
Nadrian C SeemanDepartment of Chemistry, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9680-4649
Paul M ChaikinDepartment of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9864-0089

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

To further activate devices based on DNA nanotechnology, we introduce an approach that notably enhances both the speed and force of DNA powered machines and artificial hinge machine. A microheater, with millisecond response, heats or recools DNA origami constructs, hybridizing or dehybridizing sticky ends. Because anything within 20 micrometers of the heater equilibrates to a programmed temperature change in milliseconds, sticky ends of a compound DNA origami machine can open and close synchronously and operate cooperatively, in phase, additively increasing the drive force compared to single pair of sticky ends DNA machine (the six-helix bundle DNA origami hinge machine). In our demonstrations, we fold and unfold two square origami with 10 pairs of complementary sticky ends to drive a bead on the end of a rod like origami to speeds exceeding 30 micrometers per second. Our device envisions the creation of complex, synchronized DNA machines.

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DNAHot TemperatureNanostructuresNanotechnologyNucleic Acid ConformationDNA

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