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"We used our nanoturbine to drive a rigid rod up to 20 revolutions per second," says Xin Shi, the study's lead author. "What is fascinating is that the direction of rotation can be reversed by changing the salt concentration in the solution. This is because the salt ions interact differently with the DNA blades depending on their handedness, creating an asymmetry that affects the torque on the rotor.
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