Animation of MarkIII(k), one of the molecular machines designed by K. Erik Drexler and Nanorex, Inc., categorized as “nanoscale planetary gear.”
Working on a post about a molecular machine that has the potential to change the way we study biology, so it’s only fitting that I come across this molecular gearbox on my dashboard. Even though these are just simulations and haven’t been built, there’s no purely chemical reason that they couldn’t.
Lots more cool machines to look at in this gallery. Soon to be featured in the tiniest transmission ever created.


