Researcher Develops World's Smallest Car
Researcher Develops World's Smallest Car
Built at Rice ... it is *Much* too small to haul even one grain of rice. Thankfully, scientists won't have much trouble figuring out a multitude of nanoscopic materials with which to fill it.
The nanocars have to be heated to almost 400 degrees fahrenheit before strong electrical bonds to the material surface break enough to allow them to roll. (Paper bursts into flame at 451 degrees fahrenheit, if you recall, so this probably eliminates the possiblity of them hauling nanoscopic newspapers ..... ;-) )
In follow-up work, the Rice team has created a nanocar driven by light, and a nanotruck capable of carrying a load.
Built at Rice ... it is *Much* too small to haul even one grain of rice. Thankfully, scientists won't have much trouble figuring out a multitude of nanoscopic materials with which to fill it.
The nanocars have to be heated to almost 400 degrees fahrenheit before strong electrical bonds to the material surface break enough to allow them to roll. (Paper bursts into flame at 451 degrees fahrenheit, if you recall, so this probably eliminates the possiblity of them hauling nanoscopic newspapers ..... ;-) )
In follow-up work, the Rice team has created a nanocar driven by light, and a nanotruck capable of carrying a load.
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