If you were building a recreation of the James Watt micrometer, where would you start? If you’re [rasp], the answer would be: “Spend a year trying to find the best way to make etched brass discs.” ...

[Vik Olliver] has been extending the lower resolution limits of 3D printers with the RepRapMicron project, which aims to print structures with a feature size of ten micrometers. A molten plastic ...

This release is available in German. They see more than the naked eye and could make traffic safer: miniaturized thermal imaging sensors. But they are difficult to manufacture on a commercial scale.

Researchers have come up with a new way to use a material that can be switched from transparent to opaque and back to etch extremely narrow lines on chips. The team has produced lines 36-nm wide and ...