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Published online 1 September 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030825-8
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Microbatteries patented
Tiny power cells built and tested in United States.
US researchers have patented a technique to manufacture batteries a thousandth of a millimetre across.
Building a microscopic power unit is a first step towards propelling machines that operate at the atomic scale.
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