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Micro Tetris

Posted by michael on from the rotate-and-drop dept.

Jeroen writes "Students from the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam used a so-called 'optical trap' to construct a version of Tetris that measures 25 x 20 micrometers. Blocks are constructed from tiny glass beads and all the action takes place in a waterdrop under a microscope. Considering the equipment needed, this must not only be the smallest, but also the most expensive Tetris clone around. A short description and a movie can be found here."

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  1. If you want the videos by inerte · · Score: 3, Informative

    But don't want to /. the site or it is already Slashdotted, it's a good time to test an application I've seen here, Shareaza and the so called "Gnutella 2".

    If you have Shareaza, simply click here.

    Or just copy and paste:

    magnet:?xt=urn:bitprint:J3WTV5XMF2RG2F4V46WPXBYO O7 F3YHGQ.ICRIWNC3PTCUW7BUHYJRQJQO6PUUAXHYWHTP7YQ&dn= tetris_divx5.02.avi&xs=http%3A//200.158.5.243%3A63 46/uri-res/N2R%3Furn%3Asha1%3AJ3WTV5XMF2RG2F4V46WP XBYOO7F3YHGQ

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  2. Re:Uh-huh by Myco · · Score: 5, Informative

    I bet you thought you were joking about the cancer thing, but check this out.

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  3. Mirror by RudeDude · · Score: 3, Informative
    Tetris (divx)
    Tetris (rm)

    Mirror provided by Mr HOSTBOT

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  4. Re:Bless you! by Joost+van+Mameren · · Score: 2, Informative

    If you pay close attention, you'll see that the reservoir of beads on the left is runs out. We introduced a new reason for 'game over' for this. What you see is the switching off of the laser that holds the beads, after which the beads continue their everyday life: diffusing around in the surrounding water.

    Sneezing is not enough to accomplish this effect; however, if you bang against the microscope that will be very visible.
    (This is a note from one of the makers.)