‘Growing’ atomic-scale 3-D computer circuits that may lead to human-like sensory systems is the latest simulation effort of a NASA scientist who recently won a scientific medal for years of work.

Researchers have created microscopic robots so small they’re barely visible, yet smart enough to sense, decide, and move completely on their own. Powered by light and equipped with tiny computers, the ...

From labs-on-a-chip that mix tiny amounts of fluids in biomedical assays to the miniature radios envisioned for future cell phones, a growing number of devices require microscopic parts. More-complex ...

IBM says it has created a computer chip with components measuring just two nanometers across, about the width of a strand of DNA, in a move hailed as a breakthrough in semiconductor manufacturing. The ...

Micro-electro-mechanical systems, popularly referred to as MEMS, in small electronic devices often fail because of adhesion and stiction - the attractive force between the surfaces of interacting ...

(Nanowerk News) From the printing press to the jet engine, mechanical machines with moving parts have been a mainstay of technology for centuries. As U.S. industry develops smaller mechanical systems, ...

IN elementary biological classes the measurement of microscopic objects is useful for training in accurate observation and for the intelligent use of the various parts of the microscope. In this ...

The fundamental best practices of plastic design still apply for micromolding, just at a smaller scale. See James Conkey from Accumold, a micromolding firm, describe the firm's Micro-Mold process as ...

The microscope, a revolutionary instrument that has reshaped our understanding of the world at a microscopic level, has seen substantial advancements since its inception in the 17th century. The most ...