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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. can they be hacked? by RealisticWeb.com · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Great, now lets just hope what ever os they use is secure, I wouldn't want little nano robots being controled by some 12 year old script kitty. Or maybe these could be implanted into digital media to disable your computer if you pirated any software?

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    Sigs are out of style, so I'm not going to use one...oh wait..
  2. Re:CmdrTaco is a flag desecrator and Anti-Delawari by micromoog · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    That's pretty funny. I'd kinda forgotten Delaware existed, and I guess CmdrTaco did too.