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Researchers at Leiden University in the Netherlands have created what’s probably the world’s smallest boat. Measuring just 30 microns long, the tiny model was 3D printed as part of a project investigating how to make synthetic “microswimmers” in complex shapes.
Category: 3D Printing, Technology
Tags: 3D Printing, Microscopes, Leiden University, Boat, World’s Smallest
Continue reading World’s smallest boat is thinner than a human hair
Air pollution involving very fine dust, such as PM2.5 particles, poses a serious threat to human health. Scientists in Austria have developed what they call the smallest particle sensor in the world, designed specifically to detect these harmful pollutants and offer a highly localized picture of air quality by being integrated into wearables and mobile devices.
Category: Electronics, Science
Tags: Air quality, Pollution, TU Graz, Sensor, World’s Smallest, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading World’s smallest fine particle air pollution sensor fits inside a phone
Some of the most useful tools are the ones that allow you to grab something. However, what if that “something” is very, very small? Well, that’s where a new light-activated micro-gripper could come in – it’s said to be the world’s smallest.
Category: Science
Tags: Fiber Optic, University of Warsaw, World’s Smallest
Continue reading World’s smallest micro-gripper is activated by light
Although we’ve previously heard about various groups’ tiny “microbots,” a new one is actually claimed to be the world’s smallest microelectronic robot. What’s more, it moves by shooting out dual jets of bubbles.
Category: Robotics, Technology
Tags: World’s Smallest, Microbots, New Atlas Audio
Continue reading World’s smallest microelectronic robot is propelled by “jet engines”
What is this, a house for one-celled organisms? Continue reading This Is the Smallest House in the World
Kickstarter and its ilk seem like the Wild West when it comes to claims of being “The world’s most (Insert feature here) device!” It does add something special when you can truly say you have the world record for a device though, and [MellBell Electronics] are currently running a Kickstarter claiming the worlds smallest Arduino compatible board called Pico.
We don’t want to knock them too much, they seem like a legit Kickstarter campaign who have at time of writing doubled their goal, but after watching their promo video, checking out their Kickstarter, and around a couple of minutes research, …read more
