Microscopic Motor is a First Step

Microscopic Motor is a First Step

Researchers are exploiting miniaturization technology, first used to make computer chips, to build ultra-miniature machines--some no wider than a human hair. The technology involved and possible applications of such motors are examined.

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1988-10, Vol.242 (4877), p.379-380
1. Verfasser: Pool, Robert
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Design and construction
Integrated circuits
Machinery
Materials
Microelectronics
Micrometers
Miniature electronic equipment
Motors
Oxides
Research News
Science
Semiconductors
Silicon
Static electricity
Technology
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Zusammenfassung:Researchers are exploiting miniaturization technology, first used to make computer chips, to build ultra-miniature machines--some no wider than a human hair. The technology involved and possible applications of such motors are examined.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.242.4877.379