Microscopic pressure sensor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ant on a tiny pressure sensor. The circular area at the centre of the s

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Microscopic pressure sensor. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of an ant on a tiny pressure sensor. The circular area at the centre of the sensor rests on a membrane. This process allows the pressure to be measured. The T-shaped indentations are attachment points for a temperature sensor (not seen), which is on the same scale. Miniaturisation of components makes them cheaper, lighter and more efficient. Such sensors could find uses in a wide variety of places, such as automobile engines. This sensor was designed by the German technology company Siemens. Magnification unknown.

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Size: 2839px × 2598px
Photo credit: © VOLKER STEGER/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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Keywords: ant, coloured, german, germany, insect, mechanical, micro, micromechanical, micromechanics, microscopic, miniature, nano, nanotechnology, pressure, sem, sensor, siemens, technology, tiny