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Scientific American

November 1, 1992

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Micron Machinations

Silicon is becoming both bricks and mortar for armies of gears, valves, pumps and sensing devices that may turn the surface of microchips into diminutive factories and laboratories.

By Gary Stix

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Gary Stix, the neuroscience and psychology editor for Scientific American, edits and reports on emerging advances that have propelled brain science to the forefront of the biological sciences. Stix has edited or written cover stories, feature articles and news on diverse topics, ranging from what happens in the brain when a person is immersed in thought to the impact of brain implant technology that alleviates mood disorders like depression. Before taking over the neuroscience beat, Stix, as Scientific American's special projects editor, oversaw the magazine's annual single-topic special issues, conceiving of and producing issues on Einstein, Darwin, climate change and nanotechnology. One special issue he edited on the topic of time in all of its manifestations won a National Magazine Award. Stix is the author with his wife Miriam Lacob of a technology primer called Who Gives a Gigabyte: A Survival Guide to the Technologically Perplexed.

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 267 Issue 5This article was originally published with the title “Micron Machinations” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 267 No. 5 (), p. 106
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1192-106
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