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Thin films can buckle round curved substrates to form gears for micromachines

Until now, making microgears has required expensive etching and micromachining. Chen's method only requires a change in temperature - no external guidance is required.

The team have made gears with diameters of 6 millimetres but they are keen to go smaller and make true microgears that could be used in biomedical engineering or aerospace.