Talk:Molecular machine

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Comment
Disclaimer: Evaluation for writing course. The content of this article is organized and understandable but is not completely comprehensive. The article gives more of a general overview of the topic. The quality of the evidence is good. The Nobel prize in chemistry is just tacked on at the end of the introduction but not given much detail. Integrating this into the article would be good. References overall are good and most statements are referenced. Article is not based on assumptions. The article has a specific introduction that is okay to comprehend but may not be good for general public reading. Introduction summarizes content of article well. There are a few headings/subheadings but not very many. Images are a bit lacking and could use some work. A lot of detail is also missing in the research section (which is harder to keep up with). The experimental side of the research is not stated at all. The single image is in an appropriate place but not general enough to cover entire article. The coverage of this topic is neutral and the facts are emphasized. Sources are all reliable because they are primary literature of studies with molecular machines.Rztumbleson (talk) 20:29, 25 October 2017 (UTC)

Life is but a Molecular machine. Every plant, every animal, and yes every human. All that you see. All that is said to be alive. Is made of the greatest Molecular machines known to man. So called nature is but a forest of machinery on the molecular level.

from VfD
On 29 June 2005, this article was nominated for deletion. See Votes for deletion/Molecular machine for a record of the discussion.

Merge proposal
The articles Molecular machine and Molecular machinery are on the same topic, and I think the two approaches would actually compliment each other well in a single article. Antony-22 (talk) 06:51, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

I would agree with merging Molecular machinery into Molecular machine. M stone (talk) 15:49, 9 March 2008 (UTC)

Done. Antony-22 (talk) 03:58, 27 March 2008 (UTC)

Nobel project: Chemistry - explainer video
Within the Nobel project we work on a script for an explainer video about the molecular machines. The video can be then embedded into the article. You're welcome to review the script and give us feedback. You can find the document here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Simpleshow#Chemistry_-_2016-10-27 Thank you for your support! --Norma.jean (talk) 10:31, 25 October 2016 (UTC)

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Circumlocution
Molecular machines research is currently at the forefront with the 2016 Nobel Prize in Chemistry being awarded to Jean-Pierre Sauvage, Sir J. Fraser Stoddart and Bernard L. Feringa for the design and synthesis of molecular machines.

At the forefront of what, precisely?

To my eye this tag-along with is a circumlocution. &mdash; MaxEnt 21:24, 19 November 2020 (UTC)

There should be more information about nanophysics
There should be more information about nanophysics

Wiki Education assignment: Functional Nanomaterials
— Assignment last updated by Sainsf  (t · c)  22:18, 13 January 2023 (UTC)


 * Hi, as part of my assignment I am starting with an assessment of the article as it is now and I am also going to outline my plans for improving this article.
 * In terms of the content, the coverage is decent but I feel it can be improved substantially. Moreover, the material could be organized better to make it easier to navigate through. What I find missing or poorly covered is the historical development of artificial molecular machines (AMMs), a proper section discussing the terminology involved and the general design principles, maybe an organized tabular format (instead of a bunch of tiny sections) to enlist and discuss all the different types of AMMs one-by-one (the present list is not exhaustive), some more examples and discussion for biological molecular machines, and finally more recent developments and possible applications proposed for AMMs. These are features I saw in the Liquid crystal article, which I used as a reference as it is on a similar topic and has been recognized as a Good Article). I have tried to gather a diverse set of sources (books and reviews mostly, along with several specific journal articles discussing specific discoveries or events of historical relevance) that should solve these issues once incorporated into the article.
 * In terms of the tone, the article is neutral but might be slightly speculative at points where statements like "This molecular-level knowledge may foster the realization of ever more complex, versatile, and effective molecular machines for the areas of nanotechnology, including molecular assemblers" are included without appropriate sources. One idea could be to include any perspectives that look at the deficiencies of molecular machines instead of just believing in their future potential, to ensure we include a balanced set of opinions. Even in historical context, the very idea of using molecular machines to achieve function attracted criticism in a well-known public debate when the area was yet to be established as a field.
 * In terms of the citations, I am worried about the relevance of certain sources and the unused relevant information in many of them. I checked a few randomly and it seems some of them do not support the claim being made. For instance, in the very first line of the article I could not find any source that clearly says "nanite" or "nanomachine" is synonymous with molecular machine, not even the source cited for that, so I am planning to remove these terms. Many statements exist without inline citations (see previous point), whereas some sentences (such as "A molecular assembler is a molecular machine able to guide chemical reactions by positioning reactive molecules with precision") are loaded with citations at the end though the section itself is tiny and could use a lot of relevant details from the sources in these citations to summarize their details for the reader's convenience.
 * All in all, the article looks decent but has huge potential for improvement, it can even be taken to Good Article level and given its importance as a topic in chemistry that would be really desirable. I will start with condensing the information I get from the sources I have collected and incorporating it in my draft. After this I will improve on the rough draft so that it is suitable for posting on Wikipedia, and make any more fixes if needed (missing sources, rephrase things better and so on). I am presently drafting the article in my sandbox, and after going through the stages in this project I plan to put the final version up on the web and continue working on it to take it to GA level.
 * Best, Sainsf  (t · c)  14:05, 18 January 2023 (UTC)