The next small thing.
Part of a special section on technological innovation. The practice of etching microscopic machines on to silicon chips is rapidly developing, and three particular applications of these microsystems are worthy of attention. One application is the variable microcapacitors that allow the rapid chang...
| Published in: | Economist Vol. 357; pp. 8 - 9 |
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| Format: | Article |
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Economist Newspaper Limited
12/9/2000
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