Scientists build world's tiniest house using nanorobotic assembly


In order to demonstrate the capabilities of a new nanorobotic system, French scientists have built a "microhouse" that sits on the cleaved end of an optical fiber. The diminutive home was built by a team from the Femto-ST Institute in Besançon, France, using the new μRobotex nanofactory system. That setup utilizes a robotically-controlled ion gun and a gas injection system, operating within a large vacuum chamber, to assemble microstructures on the tips of optical fibers with extreme accuracy.



The 'Tiny Houses' trend is so passé—Nano Houses are all the rage now. This house built by the Femto-ST Institute sits on a plot measuring only 300 by 300 micrometers.

All you need to get started on your own fun projects is a large vacuum chamber, some ion guns, thin membranes of silica, with a little robotic piloting for the nanoassembly sprinkled on top.

To learn how it really works, visit the full paper in the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A.

Alexander Walter via Archinect - News http://bit.ly/2GIamhh

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