Scientists around the world are studying new technologies for the future nanofabrication industry, hoping they will one day be used to analyze biochemical samples or produce active pharmaceuticals.
The only reason these molecular machines have not been deployed on a large scale so far is that they are too slow, and even for the current exercise design, it can take hours for a combination of molecules to make DNA machines in the pursuit of 'timeliness' The case is not practical.
Recently, scientists at the TUM have developed a new type of electric propulsion technology, in which scientists develop a DNA nanomachine (specifically, an arm) based on molecules that, when the technology has matured Can be used to accomplish 'instant tasks'.
Researchers have found that they can take advantage of the DNA molecules' charges to move their arms quickly and accurately and move them in the right direction under the control of an electrical pulse. DNA nanobots can make machines run 100,000 times faster through electric fields than before, In a few milliseconds to respond.
When you see the DNA robot performing a series of moves, you can imagine that behind this is the result of the collaborative work of the 'millions' of nano-factories.
In addition, in many ways, this new approach has made DNA nanomachines practical, including piecing together complex molecules such as medicine, identifying tiny substances, and so on, for a wide range of applications.