The technology could someday enable low-cost, portable diagnostic devices for testing blood samples, manipulating cells or assisting in microfabrication processes. Cilia are the body's diligent ...
The ability to precisely control the position and movement of miniature devices is being taken into new territory as KAUST scientists develop tinier and simpler devices without a single sensor.
This new type of micro-robot combines techniques from integrated circuit manufacturing with specialized alloys to walk, crawl, and scuttle when light heats walking joints.
Shaped like a miniature crab, with eight legs and pincers, the half-millimetre wide micro machine may be used in the future to eliminate tumours or clear blocked arteries in the human body.
Menlo Microsystems unveiled its Ideal Switch recently and it also raised $150 million to shake up the electronics industry. It calls this the biggest innovation since the transistor, as it can ...
