A Self-Propulsive Organic Crystal Flapper

Key Points

• The research aims to explore how synthetic organic crystals can achieve self-propulsive movement similar to living organisms.
• Synthesis of organic crystals that undergo structural transformations.
• Observation of collective behaviors in molecular dynamics.
• Analysis of flapping and swimming movements under non-equilibrium conditions.
• The organic crystals successfully demonstrated self-sustaining flapping motions.
• Collective behavior of molecules contributed to stable propulsion.
• Movement patterns were comparable to those observed in biological systems.