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Record Nr.

UNINA9910810627803321

Titolo

Engineering : robots, desktops and micromachines

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston, Mass., : Technology Research News, 2003

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (11 pages) : illustrations

Collana

TRN topic bundle ; ; Jan. to June 2003

Soggetti

Information display systems

Microtechnology

Power resources

Technological innovations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Two columns to the page.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Microwave Drill Melts Concrete -- Plastic Mix Promises Big Displays -- Shake and Serve -- Small Jolts Move Artificial Muscle -- Speck-Sized Microscope Nears -- Chip Provides More Bang -- Labs-on-a-Chip Gain Micro Mixer -- Tiny Chain Revs Microdevices -- Rocket Chips to Propel Small Satellites -- Interactive Robot Has Character -- Cooperative Robots Share the Load -- Material Soaks up the Sun -- Metal Mix Boosts Batteries -- Fuel Cell Aimed at Handhelds -- Nanotubes Pack Power -- Sunlight Turns Water to Fuel.