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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair.

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Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the ...

Researchers say making the gears on a micrometer scale paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history.

Gears have powered the world for millennia, from clock machines to car engines. But miniaturizing them to microscopic ...

Researchers have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in ...

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