Acting like a muscle, nano-sized device lifts 165 times its own weight

Acting like a muscle, nano-sized device lifts 165 times its own weight 09/08/2017 09:12 PM EDT New Brunswick engineers have discovered a simple, economical way to make a nano-sized device that can match the friendly neighborhood Avenger, on a much smaller scale. Their creation weighs 1.6 milligrams (about as much as five poppy seeds) and can lift 265 milligrams (the weight of about 825 poppy seeds) hundreds of times in a row. Full story at http://news.rutgers.edu/research-news/acting-muscle-nano-sized-device-lifts-165-times-its-own-weight/20170829#.Wa6vyU2oupo Source Rutgers University This is an NSF News From the Field item.   Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111