World's first nanocar race goes the distance

By Fernando Gomollón-Bel2017-05-04T12:47:00

Corentin Durand makes adjustments to the ultrahigh vacuum chamber that houses the nanocar racetrack

Source: Hubert RAGUET / CEMES /CNRS Photothèque

Molecular cars raced around gold track to showcase unique microscope

Six teams from around the world took place in the first ever Nanocar Race last weekend in Toulouse in France. They competed for almost 36 hours on the smallest racetrack ever made, a gold plate specifically engineered for the occasion.