micromachines
Minuscule mechanical devices
Micromachines are extremely small mechanical devices, typically ranging from micrometers to millimeters in scale.
The term covers tiny motors, sensors, gears, and actuators manufactured using techniques borrowed from semiconductor fabrication.
In casual use, micromachines often refers to the miniature toy cars and playsets popular in the 1980s and 1990s: I had a whole collection of Micromachines as a kid.
Creating nanometer-scale structures
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- nanorobotsAtom-scale autonomous machines
- nanobotsSubmicroscopic robotic devices
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
Manufacturing miniature structures precisely
- microsensorsTiny measurement devices
- accelerometersDevices measuring rate of velocity change
- gyroscopesSpinning axis-orientation devices
- etchingAcid-incised metal print
photolithography · cleanroom · cantilevers · microsystems · lab-on-a-chip · micromanipulation · piezoelectric
Children's outdoor climbing structures
- racecarsCompetition vehicles for speed
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- diecastFormed by injecting molten metal
- vehiclesMachines for transportation
tracks · launchers · pocket-sized · collections · tiny · playtime · transforming · portable
Years from eighty-nine backward
- nineties1990-1999
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
- memoriesStored past experiences
- retroEvoking recent past
vintage · classic · throwback · commercials · collections · trading · schoolyard · eBay
nanofabrication
Creating nanometer-scale structures
- nanoscaleBillionth-meter dimension
- nanorobotsAtom-scale autonomous machines
- nanobotsSubmicroscopic robotic devices
microfabrication
Manufacturing miniature structures precisely
- microsensorsTiny measurement devices
- accelerometersDevices measuring rate of velocity change
- gyroscopesSpinning axis-orientation devices
etching · photolithography · cleanroom · cantilevers · microsystems · lab-on-a-chip · micromanipulation · piezoelectric
playsets
Children's outdoor climbing structures
- racecarsCompetition vehicles for speed
- miniatureReduced-scale representation
- diecastFormed by injecting molten metal
vehicles · tracks · launchers · pocket-sized · collections · tiny · playtime · transforming · portable · compact
eighties
Years from eighty-nine backward
retro · vintage · classic · throwback · commercials · collections · trading · schoolyard · eBay · discontinued
rare
Seldom found or seen
unopened · packaging · numbered · auction · graded · hunting · trading · appreciation · resale · catalog
- microbotsnanobot, nanobots, microbots, microdrone, microdrones
- Microsystemsmicrosensors, microfabrication, micromachining, accelerometers, gyroscopes
micromachinesheavy machinery
Large powered industrial apparatus
industrial machinery · megastructures · heavy equipment · construction equipment · bulldozers