Microscope:
UHV 3000 STM
Controls:
SPM 1000 Control System
Description:
Single molecule “nanocar” that contains a chassis, axles and four buckyball wheels
Courtesy of Yasuhiro Shirai, Andrew J. Osgood, Yuming Zhao, Kevin F. Kelly and James M. Tour Departments of Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, and Materials Science, Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Rice Quantum Institute, Rice University, Houston, Texas