Scientists at Rice University have created the world's smallest car. It is only 3 or 4 nanometers wide (about 1/20000th the width of a human hair), and has buckyballs (C-60 molecules) for wheels. The driving surface is a road made of gold atoms. Most nanomachines drag when moved across a surface like this, but the nanocar rolls on its wheels instead. The Rice team has also designed a nanocar that can be powered by light and a nanotruck that can haul a payload.
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