News tagged with tiny machines

First 'microsubmarines' designed to help clean up oil spills

Scientists are reporting development and successful testing of the first self-propelled "microsubmarines" designed to pick up droplets of oil from contaminated waters and transport them to collection facilities. The report ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mind reading machines on their way: IBM

Century-old technology colossus IBM depicted a near future in which machines read minds and recognize who they are dealing with.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 4

Broadening uses put MEMS technology on the map(s)

Behind the smart phone's continuing transformation into the quintessential multipurpose tool is the rise and diversification of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), tiny machines that work the speakers, projectors, gyroscopes ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rice University rolls out new nanocars (Videos)

This year's model isn't your father's nanocar. It runs cool.

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Feb 02, 2009 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1