Smallest nanocar
- Who
- James Tour, Rice University
- What
- 3 - 4 nanometre(s)
- Where
- United States (Rice University)
- When
- 2005
In 2005 scientists at Rice University, USA, led by James Tour, revealed a "car" made from a single molecule of mostly carbon atoms that contains a chassis, axles and four wheels made from buckyballs. The entire assemblage measures just 3-4 nanometres across, slightly wider than a strand of DNA.