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Sandia Builds Micromechanical 'Device Driver'

Posted by michael on from the working-on-the-chain-gang dept.

DanielRavenNest writes: "Sandia Labs has built a tiny bicycle chain type drive out of silicon. This allows one micromechanical motor to drive multiple devices scattered about a chip."

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  1. Completely useless for nano-motorbikes by ArcSecond · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Everybody knows that chain drives blow.

    What about a belt drive? Or a shaft drive if you really want some nano-torque?

    These guys are living in the past, man!

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  2. This seems like the ideal primer... by cliffy2000 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    For a neural network. I mean, such a mechanism seems to lend itself to a net. If it can indeed mimic these basic functions, they're sitting on a goldmine - maybe they'll even be able to reproduce simple biological functions... we'll see.

  3. Now all we need... by Embedded+Geek · · Score: 1, Redundant
    ...is tiny little circus dogs to ride the bicycles and we're set.

    (Sorry. Couldn't resist).

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