Nano-Levers Point to Futuristic Gadgets

by Will Knight NewScientist.com, 24 Jun 2005 Billions of tiny mechanical levers could be used to store songs on future MP3 players and pictures on digital cameras. As bizarre as the idea might sound, researchers at a Dutch company have already demonstrated that miniscule mechanical switches can be used to store data using less power than existing technologies and with greater reliability. Read more