News tagged with journal of micromechanics and microengineering
Handheld probe shows promise for oral cancer detection
A team of American researchers have created a portable, miniature microscope in the hope of reducing the time taken to diagnose oral cancer.
Apr 26, 2012 |
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Insect cyborgs may become first responders, search and monitor hazardous environs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Research conducted at the University of Michigan College of Engineering may lead to the use of insects to monitor hazardous situations before sending in humans.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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Terminator-style info-vision takes step towards reality
The streaming of real-time information across your field of vision is a step closer to reality with the development of a prototype contact lens that could potentially provide the wearer with hands-free information ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Microbot motors fit to swim human arteries (Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- A range of complex surgical operations necessary to treat stroke victims, confront hardened arteries or address blockages in the bloodstream are about to be made safer as researchers from ...
Jan 20, 2009 |
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In new mass-production technique, robotic insects spring to life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new technique inspired by elegant pop-up books and origami will soon allow clones of robotic insects to be mass-produced by the sheet.
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Cyborg insects generate power for their own neural control
(PhysOrg.com) -- For many years, researchers have been working on designing and fabricating micro-air-vehicles (MAVs), flying robots the size of small insects. But after realizing how difficult it is to create ...
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Springs built from nanotubes could provide big power storage potential
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by MIT scientists suggests that carbon nanotubes -- tube-shaped molecules of pure carbon -- could be formed into tiny springs capable of storing as much energy, pound for pound, ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Sep 21, 2009 |
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Micro Fuel Cells Get Closer to Replacing Batteries
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mobile electronics have the potential to offer digital luxuries beyond our imagination, but they will never get there on today’s lithium ion batteries. Power has been the weak spot in the ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Toy-Like Microboat Could Carry Tiny Cargoes
As a child, Cheng Luo, an engineer from the University of Texas at Arlington, recalls playing with wooden toy boats that were propelled forward when a drop of oil was placed on the back of the boats. When ...
May 21, 2008 |
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Micro-origami: Researchers fold up micrometer-scale 'voxels' for drug delivery
Researchers at the USC Information Sciences Institute have demonstrated a way to manufacture miniscule closed containers that might be used to deliver precise micro- or even nano-quantities of drugs.
Apr 29, 2008 |
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Micro Microwave Does Pinpoint Cooking for Miniaturized Labs
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and George Mason University have demonstrated what is probably the world’s smallest microwave oven, a tiny mechanism that can heat a pinhead-sized ...
Nov 08, 2007 |
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New vibration powered generator for wireless systems
A generator that is 10 times more powerful than any other similar devices has been developed by engineers at the University of Southampton.
Jul 04, 2007 |
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New Micromanipulator May Help Build Micro-Machines
Future microscopic-sized machines assembled with micrometer or nanometer-scale parts will need to be made with devices that use tiny, agile "fingers" that can grip, lift and do the assembly work in a controlled, coordinated ...
Mar 14, 2007 |
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Tiny 'gas-flow' sensor has industrial, environmental applications
Researchers at Purdue University have shown how to create a new class of tiny sensors for applications ranging from environmental protection to pharmaceutical preservation.
Feb 02, 2007 |
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