Robert Perkins

University of Southern California
More from Robert Perkins
This is the optical gyroscope developed in Ali Hajimiri's lab, resting on grains of rice.
The World's Smallest Optical Gyroscope
Gyroscopes help vehicles, drones, and other devices know their orientation in three-dimensional space.
Oct 26th, 2018
To test the strength of the resulting structure, Greer crushes it and records its reaction.
3D Printing Nanoscale Metal Parts
The technique could one day build tiny medical implants and ultra lightweight aircraft components.
Feb 12th, 2018
Nanoparticles form in a 3-D-printed microfluidic channel. Each droplet shown here is about 250 micrometers in diameter, and contains billions of platinum nanoparticles.
3D Printing Key to Producing Nanomaterials
New system can scale-up production of the smallest, but most useful, materials of this century.
Feb 24th, 2016