The new revolution is almost here, and it runs on DNA nanomachines, which are extremely useful in biomedical research and in materials science. A new article recently published in the journal Science discusses how these tiny mechanical instruments are being created by “DNA origami” in different ways, to create, carry and sense mechanical force at the scale of picoNewtons or pN (10 pN being “roughly one-billionth the weight of a paper clip”).
