Microsensors without microfabrication
Friday, April 16, 2010 - 12:49
in Physics & Chemistry
(PhysOrg.com) -- Miniature motion sensors are everywhere these days, detecting the orientation of cell phones, deploying air bags in cars and measuring stresses in buildings and mechanical systems. But manufacturing the sensors' tiny moving parts requires the same high-tech, billion-dollar facilities that churn out computer chips.