Scientists organising world's first atom-sized car race
Scientists at CNRS, France, are organising the world's first 'NanoCar race' in April, where tiny molecular machines will compete against each other over a minuscule racecourse made of gold atoms. The 'molecule-cars' having atom-sized wheels will be propelled by the energy of electric pulses. A scanning tunnelling microscope will be used to follow the race and broadcast it on YouTube.