World's Smallest Motor/Engine

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manchild
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World's Smallest Motor/Engine

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http://www.livescience.com/technology/0 ... motor.html

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lenght = 0.0002 mm



These are dust mite legs on nano machine...

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... and I'm allergic on dust mite s*** so I hope there'll be dust mite killing machine on the market soon :wink:

Bender
Bender
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How to they propose to convert an oscillating bubble into rotational movement? a tiny little crankshaft?

manchild
manchild
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Joined: 03 Jun 2005, 10:54

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As much as I know there is almost no friction on nano level so I guess they could use any type of transmission from linear to rotary movement.

Check out the gears at the lower pic. Gears as common gears so I guess there can be a crankshaft too.

http://www.fantasyarts.net/nanotechnology-movies.htm


http://www.fantasyarts.net/worlds-small ... engine.htm
http://www.fantasyarts.net/worlds-small ... -movie.htm