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Walking Molecule Now Carries Packages

Roland Piquepaille writes "Chemists from the University of California at Riverside designed two years ago a molecule which could move straight on a flat surface — a nano-walker if you wish. Now, they've found a way to force this walking molecule to carry packages. The nano-worker can now carry two CO2 molecules. And like yourself when you carry two heavy bags, this nano-worker is slower when it carries other molecules. The researchers think their discovery will lead to reliable ways of carrying molecules, an equivalent of the conveyor belts in today's factories."

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  1. Re:It's only a matter of time by ThePopeLayton · · Score: 2, Insightful

    you could always look in between the legs

  2. Re:Where's the power supply? by techno-vampire · · Score: 4, Insightful

    If you have complaints about the article, why did you post it?

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  3. Re:New tag by IcyHando'Death · · Score: 1, Insightful

    Well, I do happen to be a Rolland fan. Someone please mod the parent off-topic.

    Not only have I found Rolland Piquepaille's submissions over the years to be consistently interesting and informative, but he has long since dropped the one practice that anybody could gripe about with any legitimacy, the links to his own summaries of the articles.

    What could anybody possibly find to criticize in any of his recent submissions?

  4. Re:New tag by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

    His name is permanently sullied by his ad-whoring. I no longer trust any of his links. I don't think this is unreasonable.

    Once you sell your good name, you cannot buy it back.

  5. Re:Where's the power supply? by Fescen9 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Perhaps he commented on his own story with some half-baked comment/question hoping to generate even more traffic to his well known ad site, therefore generating even more revenue. This guy has quite the history on slashdot, look into it...

  6. Re:it's a slinky! by dontbgay · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Totally OT, but it's funny that I know the Log Song from Ren and Stimpy.. and I don't know the words to the Slinky commercial.

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