Supraheroes
The three winners of this year’s chemistry Nobel gave chemists the tools to make molecules into machines. Emma Stoye assembles the story
Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Fraser Stoddart and Ben Feringa were awarded the 2016 Nobel prize in chemistry so their work on molecular machines. We untangle the story of their groundbreaking chemistry from relatively simple interlocked molecules to more complex topological knots and finally elevators and even nanocars.