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Overview
Micromachine technology and development is very recent in the long history of mechanical engineering, and as new microscopes make the miniature realms of micromechanisms accessible, it is at this tiny scale that the biggest opportunities and challenges are to be found. Fujimasa, a leading Japanese researcher in this field, examines the brief history of micromachines and the technologies that make their fabrication possible. By taking biological structures (and cells in particular) as good models of micromachines, he has been able to develop a successful series of new applications along with their basic working principles.