Saturday, November 09, 2002

Sub-micro Tetris. Teeny-tiny Tetris: A real-life implementation of the evergreen arcade game Tetris was obtained by optically trapping 42 glass microspheres (1 ìm diameter) in a 25 ìm x 20 ìm sized field under a microscope. Their positions are then steered with a computer. The generation of multiple traps, as well as the computer-steering, is accomplished by the use of acousto-optic deflectors: devices that tune the deflection of a laser beam that have very fast response. Link Discuss (Thanks, Higgins!) [Boing Boing Blog] I like Tetris as much as anyone, but this seems like a bit over the top.  Isn't Tetris Worlds on GBA good enough? 12:58:53 AM