Leaf-spring nano-engine as simulated in oxDNA model. [Image: The researchers] An international team of scientists has recently developed a novel type of nano-engine made of DNA. It is driven by a clever mechanism that can perform pulsing movements. The researchers are now planning to fit it with a coupling and install it as a drive in complex nanomachines. Their results were published today in the journal Nature Nanotechnology.
Thank you! And really nice! What software do you use to create those? If you’re interested, you can also load the “dat” and “top” files from Nanobase into https://sulcgroup.github.io/oxdna-viewer/ and export files for Blender, etc. I’m also trying to get this to work: https://akodiat.github.io/oxJenga/, were you can interact with a live DNA origami simulation in VR/AR, but the leaf spring design still is a bit too large for the software to handle, unfortunately.