My understanding was that the helical shape described the orbital of the electron at the molecular level and not its track down an actual wire. I think the hope

My understanding was that the helical shape described the orbital of the electron at the molecular level and not its track down an actual wire. I think the hope is to exploit this helical shape using external electromagnetic sources of energy to manipulate (move/rotate) individual molecules due to this. Disclaimer: I am a layman in this realm. Please correct me if I'm wrong.