The Guinness World Records organization has yet to officially weigh in, but it appears that chemists at Tufts University have created the world's smallest electrical motor. Thousands of times narrower than a strand of hair, the motor is the size of a single molecule — and could transform medicine and engineering. What's the story behind this breakthrough? Here, a brief guide:
Why build such a tiny motor?
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