Gears have powered the world for millennia, from clock machines to car engines. But miniaturizing them to microscopic ...

Design engineers turn to linear motors for applications that demand speed, accuracy and reliability. From high-throughput ...

Linear actuators convert the rotary motion of motors into linear motion output, possessing good support and load-bearing capabilities, mainly used in high-load scenarios with small motion rotation ...

The National Intellectual Property Administration recently disclosed that Suzhou Xinghai Tu Power Technology Co., Ltd. has obtained a patent titled "A Structure for Robot Grippers" (Authorization ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have announced an interesting invention: the “smallest on-chip motor in history.” ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history, which can fit inside a strand of hair.

Using laser light instead of traditional mechanics, researchers have built micro-gears that can spin, shift direction, and even power tiny machines. These breakthroughs could soon lead to ...

The Gothenburg solution employed optical metamaterials to create mechanisms that operate under uniform illumination, offering a more versatile platform for precise control and movement of functional ...

Researchers say making the gears on a micrometer scale paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in history.

Researchers have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the smallest on-chip motors in ...

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have made light-powered gears on a micrometer scale. This paves the way for the ...

Learn how the smallest motors in history could soon make a splash in healthcare thanks to microscopic gears that are powered ...