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Nanotechnology Harnesses the Power of Light

Posted by michael on from the synthetic-photosynthesis dept.

madirish2600 writes "There's a Washington Post story running about some German scientists who have used light to create a nanotechnology spring. 'Scientists have for the first time used the power of light to create mechanical energy for a microdevice, making a single molecule of plastic drive a tiny machine.'"

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  1. Info about Nanotechnology... by dwheeler · · Score: 5, Informative
    Presumably many readers know a little about nanotechnology, but in case you're looking for beginning information about it, here are a few places to look:
    1. Nanotechplanet's Nanotechnology FAQ
    2. Foresight's FAQ about Molecular Nanotechnology
    3. Richard Feynman's ``There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom'' (an old classic that essentially started the field).
    4. Engines of Creation (by K. Eric Drexler, Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1986)
    --
    - David A. Wheeler (see my Secure Programming HOWTO)