Редактирование: Molecular Machinery (раздел)

===Sorting Pump===

This molecular sorting pump was a Nanorex collaborative design led by K. Eric Drexler, Josh Hall and Damian Allis starting in late 2006. The idea for this pump was inspired by the sorting pump depicted in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEYN18d7gHg the Nanofactory video] (at 1:30) which selectively processes acetylene molecules. The goal was to design a sorting mechanism that was more detailed (and plausible) than the sorting rotor depicted in the animation.

The pump is driven by a [[Molecular Machinery#Worm Drive | worm drive]] that was modeled and then simulated using [[Software#NanoDynamics|NanoDynamics]].

An animation depicting the operation of this molecular sorting pump [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfuvLT4bbbA can be viewed here at YouTube].