"This is a single photoresponsive nanorod: 60 microns long and 200 nm in diameter.
When exposed to UV light it photoreacts and snaps mimicking Cilia movement. It slowly reverts back in the dark. This process is reversible an indefinite number of times. The movie is actual speed. It takes it 5 minute in the dark to revert back. I edited out those 5 minute intervals.
The nanorod is around 3000 molecules thick!!
by "Rabih"
"This is a single photoresponsive nanorod: 60 microns long and 200 nm in diameter.
When exposed to UV light it photoreacts and snaps mimicking Cilia movement. It slowly reverts back in the dark. This process is reversible an indefinite number of t...