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2010-02-26

Mechanical devices stamped on plastic

From PhysOrg.com:

Microelectromechanical devices -- tiny machines with moving parts -- are everywhere these days: they monitor air pressure in car tires, register the gestures of video game players, and reflect light onto screens in movie theaters. But they're manufactured the same way computer chips are, in facilities that can cost billions of dollars, and their rigidity makes them hard to wrap around curved surfaces.
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2008-06-02

Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head


Microrobots dance on something smaller than a pin's head from PhysOrg.com

Microscopic robots crafted to maneuver separately without any obvious guidance are now assembling into self-organized structures after years of continuing research led by a Duke University computer scientist.

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