Researchers from ETH Zurich’s Department of Power Electronics have developed a matchbook-sized motor that can spin faster than any other machine in the world—over 1,000,000 rpm. In order to keep it from falling apart at such high speeds, the researchers employed a titanium shell, ultra-thin copper wire for the windings and a mysterious top-secret iron that is “previously unused for machines.” So does this mean we will all be seeing million rpm engines and hard drives soon? Probably not—but products like faster drills may be feasible in the near future thanks to a Swiss company named Celeroton that has been formed to bring products based on the technology to market. [LiveScience]
adamnfish
November 15, 2008 at 3:53 PM
Assuming a 1 cm radius for the rotating piece that means this thing is moving at nearly 4,000,000 kph…
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July 9, 2011 at 2:47 PM
hi there you are right adamnfish at 1,000,000 rpms or 4,000,000 kph revoluintions per secon i want too know do you think gaming consoles ps3 wii wii u xbox 360 slim will use the 1,000,000 rpm or 4,000,000 kph i can not wait too put a trillion 1,000,000 rpm hdd in raid 4,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 rpms
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