Description:  These tiny rotors are constructed of photosensitive resin and are about five microns in diameter, which is the size of a red blood cell. They rotate via the force light exerts on surfaces, similar to the way wind drives a windmill.
Source:  Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Story:  Light spins resin rotors
TRN January 17, 2001
TRN Categories:  Microelectromechanical Systems
Form:  Still

 
Home     Archive     Resources    Feeds     Offline Publications     Glossary
TRN Finder     Research Dir.    Events Dir.      Researchers     Bookshelf
   Contribute      Under Development     T-shirts etc.     Classifieds
Forum    Comments    Feedback     About TRN

© Copyright Technology Research News, LLC 2000-2008. All rights reserved.