Folding Nanosheets To Build Components 29
Nakeot writes "In the continuing efforts to build faster and smaller components, a group of researchers at MIT have constructed a basic prototype device that folds materials only hundreds of microns across. Mechanical engineer and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering George Barbastathis leads the charge into 'nano-origami' machines involving, the article reads, 'a new technique that allows engineers to fold nanoscale materials into simple 3-D structures' (more details available on MIT's page). The group had worked in 2005 with MIT Associate Professor Yang Shao-Horn to build a single-fold nano-capacitor (PDF, or see Google's HTML version), and this work appears to automate their 2005 process. A comment on the posted video appears to suggests this device is not completely automated yet, however. (This should not be confused with Paul Rothemund's slightly-more-ahead DNA-origami technology.)"
A whole new art form! (Score:4, Funny)
Oh great (Score:2, Funny)
ah (Score:3, Funny)
But can they fold them more than seven times?
Re:A whole new art form! (Score:4, Funny)
Yes, but can it run folding@home?
Re:Oh great (Score:2, Funny)
Yeah, otherwise the company would fold.