In a breakthrough discovery, scientists have found a new method to destroy cancer cells by stimulating aminocyanine molecules with near-infrared light, causing them to vibrate and break apart the membranes of cancer cells. This new approach, referred to as molecular jackhammers, is a significant improvement over previously developed cancer-killing molecular machines, offering faster mechanical motion and activation with near-infrared light, which enables deeper penetration into the body. Tests on cultured cancer cells and mice with melanoma tumors have shown promising results, with a 99 percent hit rate at destroying cells and half of the mice becoming cancer-free.