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Physicists Build World's Smallest Motor Using Nanotubes And Etched Silicon
Science Daily ^
| 7/24/03
Posted on 07/24/2003 2:00:32 PM PDT by LibWhacker
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To: LibWhacker
Resistance is futile. You will be assimilated.
To: LibWhacker; Gophack
Honey??? Have you seen my new nano-motor?
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:13:02 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: LibWhacker
Or, it could be used to whip up really tiny milkshakes. Portion control a la the Center For Science In The Public Interest.
Michael
To: LibWhacker
Damn, now I'm going to get more eMails telling me how my anatomy can be enhanced, this time with nanotubes. Curses...
To: LibWhacker
Eventually they will have an entire civilization nano-ized to fit on the head of a pin and the nano-citizens will drive in nano-SUVs to nano-polling places to elect their nano-president every nano-year.
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:16:09 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(Destroy the dark; restore the light)
To: ElkGroveDan
"Honey??? Have you seen my new nano-motor? It's great on gas but the leg room is lousy.
To: LibWhacker
the spinning rotor could be used to mix liquids in microfluidic devices. I really recommend steering clear of fluidic space
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:19:03 PM PDT
by
ElkGroveDan
(Fighting for Freedom and Having Fun)
To: LibWhacker
This may be a stupid question, but, since it's a motor and has moving parts, I'm assuming this thing can break down. How do you fix it if it does?
To: Future Snake Eater
If they ever make a lib robot this motor can power its brain.
To: Future Snake Eater
If they ever make a lib robot this motor can power its brain.
To: Future Snake Eater
Tiny mechanic!
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:23:49 PM PDT
by
verity
To: Ernest_at_the_Beach; sourcery
ping
To: Future Snake Eater
Tiny mechanic!
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:25:35 PM PDT
by
verity
To: LibWhacker
Maybe it's just me, but reading about nanotechnology just bores the heck out of me.
To: LibWhacker
a UC Berkeley physicist has created the first nano-scale motor - a gold rotor on a nanotube shaft that could ride on the back of a virus.Big deal. I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die.
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:28:03 PM PDT
by
TomServo
("Krakatoa: East of Java." "Fentonville: East of Muncie.")
To: LibWhacker
The motor is about 500 nanometers across, 300 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair. But by the time you put dual exhausts, an 850cfm Holley, and an NO2 kit, it will be substantially bigger.
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:28:47 PM PDT
by
spodefly
(This is my tagline. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: Future Snake Eater
Not a stupid question at all. It's a big problem. I've read MEMS devices tend to get gummed up all the time. Suffice it to say that serious widespread applications of this technology are WAY out in the future, imo.
To: Future Snake Eater
This may be a stupid question, but, since it's a motor and has moving parts, I'm assuming this thing can break down. How do you fix it if it does? Craftsman Nano-Tools!
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:29:50 PM PDT
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spodefly
(This is my tagline. There are many like it, but this one is mine.)
To: LibWhacker
Nanotubes will make silicon go the way of the vacuum tube. Invest now, avoid the rush later.
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posted on
07/24/2003 2:30:04 PM PDT
by
Straight Vermonter
(...they led my people astray, saying, "Peace!" when there was no peace -- Ezekiel 13:10)
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