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          | Description: 
             Vertical posts represent 
            metal ions and horizontal disks the ring molecules of a molecular 
            motor. This image shows a hypo- thetical gear linkage application 
            of the tiny motor. |   
          | Source: 
             University of Tokyo |   
          | Story:  Microscopic 
            motor shifts speeds TRN November 29, 2000
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          | TRN Categories: 
             Biological, Chemical, DNA 
            and Molecular Computing; Nanotechnology |   
          | Form: 
             Still |  |