physorg.com — A new motor designed by scientists from Japan offers the best of both worlds: the living and the non-living. The group built a hybrid micromachine that is powered by gliding bacteria which travels on an inorganic silicon track and pushes a silicon dioxide rotor. The combination takes advantage of the precise engineering of synthetic devices ...
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waterdragonOct 13, 2006
So, basically, it is little tiny hamsters on little tiny treadmills.
mikeyfuzzOct 13, 2006
Great, more things for PETA to bitch about.
ottoOct 13, 2006
I, for one, welcome our robotic bacteria overlords.
dylanparryOct 13, 2006
Are there any motors powered by *dead* bacteria?