"After a decade of work, the first millimeter size turbine engine developed by researchers at MIT should become operational by the end of this summer."

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"The pinion is a 1.8-nm-diameter molecule functioning as a six-toothed wheel interlocked at the edge of a self-assembled molecular island acting as a rack." Whoa.

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"I’m fairly sure were there a Venn diagram of those who like Steampunk, and those who would like to own the Hansen Writing Ball - one of the first ever typewriters ever produced - there would be

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...and here are some examples of the (sur)real thing!

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"Tim Hunkin is a British inventor who recently made a solar powered sign that wiggles." Does what it says on the tin.

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If you want to build small things, you'd better use small tools. The growing (hah!) field of DNA nanotech. Link via AdvancedNanotechnology.

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Mechanical Engineering at MIT

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