Composite gear design at igus is proving that lightweight, smart and maintenance-free solutions are the future of industrial ...

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.

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.

"We have built a gear train in which a light-driven gear sets the entire chain in motion. The gears can also convert rotation into linear motion, perform periodic movements and control microscopic ...

The Slow Mo Guys shared a new perspective on the complex inner workings of an Omega Speedmaster mechanical watch using a couple of Phantom slow motion cameras upgraded with microscope lenses. At ...

A mind-bogglingly small new motor can fit inside a strand of hair. Its cell-sized gears are powered by light and could be used as pumps inside the human body. Researchers at the University of ...