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THIS communication describes a micromanipulator which is capable of the finest movements in three dimensions, and which can be constructed at negligible cost in a few minutes. The principle used is that a force applied by the hand, to move the micro-instrument against a resistance which can be made as large as needed, can produce a movement of the needle which may be controlled to within about a micron. The degree of control possible is already familiar in the ordinary microscope-stage movement. The delicacy of adjustment can be much improved by increasing the viscosity of the grease between the sliding surfaces.
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GOLDACRE, R. A Simplified Micromanipulator. Nature 173, 45 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/173045a0
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