The practical use of electronic ratchets has long been hampered by low output powers and cryogenic operating temperatures. A pentacene-based organic ratchet can now drive electronic circuitry at room temperature.
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Hänggi, P. Harvesting randomness. Nature Mater 10, 6–7 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2925
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