In 2016, the Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded for pioneering work on molecular machines. Half a year later, in Toulouse, the first molecular car race, a “nanocar race”, was held by using the tip of a scanning tunneling microscope as an electrical remote control. In this Focus Review, we discuss the current state‐of‐the‐art in research on molecular machines at interfaces. In the first section, we briefly explain the science behind the nanocar race, followed by a selection of recent examples of controlling molecules on surfaces. Finally, motion synchronization and the functions of molecular machines at liquid interfaces are discussed. This new concept of molecular tuning at interfaces is also introduced as a method for the continuous modification and optimization of molecular structure for target functions.

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超越纳米跋涉：在界面上驱动纳米汽车/分子机器

2016年，诺贝尔化学奖因其在分子机器方面的开拓性工作而被授予。半年后，在图卢兹，通过使用扫描隧道显微镜的尖端作为电子遥控器举行了第一场分子赛车，即“纳米赛车”。在本《焦点回顾》中，我们讨论了界面分子机器研究的最新技术。在第一部分中，我们简要地解释了纳米汽车竞赛背后的科学，然后列举了一些控制表面分子的最新实例。最后，讨论了运动同步和分子界面在液体界面上的功能。还介绍了在界面上进行分子调节的这一新概念，作为一种连续修饰和优化目标功能分子结构的方法。