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The Somic 434 SuperFlex features 57 decentralized servo drives, simplifying layout and troubleshooting. An innovative linear shuttle system replaces traditional collection chains. A modular design ...

The complex of ammonium-linked ferrocene (Fc-amm) and crown ether is assembled on a Cu(111) surface, and its sliding motion is activated by hole injection into the ferrocene group using scanning ...