Nanocar Race II
The second international Nanocar Race (Nanocar Race II) took place from the 24/3/2022, 11:00 a.m. to the 25/03/2022, 11:00 a.m 24h non-stop.
Eight international teams from Europe, Asia and America competed at the same time in a remote controlled mode from the CEMES-CNRS G. Dupouy-Campus in Toulouse (France). Here is their final ranking:
| Pos. | Team Name | Country | Distance | Turns | Incidents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NANOHISPA | ES / SE | 678 nm | 54 | Changing lane for overpassing - Crash at 5.30pm |
| 1 | NIMS-MANA | JP | 1054 nm | 54 | Cross a tranch and go back - jump across a trench *8 |
| 3 | StrasNanocar | FR | 476 nm | 28 | Cross a trench *3 |
| 4 | Rice-Graz Nanoprix | AT / US | 403 nm | 15 | Cross a trench *2, crash |
| 5 | GAZE | DE | 259 nm | 9 | Molecule jump onto the tip |
| 6 | TOULOUSE-NARA | FR / JP | 150 nm | 10 | Molecule is lost again |
| 7 | Ohio Bobcat Nanowagon | US | 136 nm | 17 | Corss a trench *2, one wheel |
| 8 | SAN SEBASTIAN | ES | 29nm | 2 |
Livestream-recordings:
Nanocar Race II (part 1): Departure and race, 24/03/2022:
https://youtu.be/JRmA7jI_usg
Nanocar Race II (part 2): Night Session, 24-25/03/2022:
https://youtu.be/t4-Xh6Wy3y0
Nanocar Race II (part 3): Morning and arrival, 25/03/2022:
https://youtu.be/73SbU8TtBxc
provided by the Japanese NIMS-MANA team:
https://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv336140839
Background information: Nanocar
Nanocar drivers use electrons from the tip of a scanning tunnelling microscope (STM) to help jolt their molecules along, typically by just tenth of nanometers each time, so that the nanocar race takes place on a very small scale. With about 100-1000 atoms and a lateral size of a few nanometers, a nanocar is a molecule with a distinguishable front and rear. Its chemical structure allows the nanocar to move on a surface when electrons flow through it from the STM tip. The propulsion mechanism can be either inelastic (related to the excitation of vibrational modes or to current-induced structural changes) or dipolar, resulting from the repulsion or attraction between the nanocar and the STM tip.
Nanocar Race I
The First Nanocar Race was held in Toulouse in April 2017, and was followed live by more than 100.000 people on the Youtube-channel.
