Micromachines not only record data about their surroundings, but interpret and react to it as well. The award was among the state's largest grants in the Life Sciences' Commercial Development fund. The state's commitment to MEMS development is complimented by other related initiatives. When you're working on this tiny scale, Grimes explained, normal laws of physics, such as gravity, don't apply. There's little mass to these silicon wafers that scientists are turning into machines.
Quality control is difficult.
We're not entirely selfish. We want to see it develop as a cluster in Michigan. Right now, this field is wide open. The idea is we can make use of six years of blood, sweat and tears.