News Release 18-Feb-2025 New microactuator driving system could give microdrones a jump-start Reports and Proceedings University of California - San Diego image: ...

A sponge absorbing water from the air does not at first appear to be a promising powerplant for a microactuator, let alone one that could rival the speed and power of our own muscle. A research ...

The microactuator is an interlocking network composed of polypyrrole and polyol-borate. The polypyrrole is both hard and flexible, and it provides the structural integrity of the device, while the ...

A pulse of laser light can induce the microactuator to flex. In this microscope image, a palm-like array of actuators flex one at a time (top panel) or all at once (middle panel). The lower panel ...

Presented in a paper at ISSCC 2025, “An Autonomous and Lightweight Microactuator Driving System Using Flying Solid-State Batteries”, the breakthrough addresses a critical challenge in powering ...

‘It's essentially a microactuator,’ said Michel Maharbiz, assistant professor of electrical engineering and computer science. The researchers examined some fern leaves under a microscope. They found ...

In vitro characterization determined that the SMA microactuator produced penetration force of 225 gf, penetration depth of 3.55 mm, and consumed approximately 5.56 mW·h for triggering.

A new microactuator pivot ball-bearing assembly is reportedly the thinnest available. With a height of 1.83 mm, it is 25% thinner than its predecessor. It supports heads that read and write ...