Cantilever

A close-up image made with a scanning electron microscope of Microvisk's cilia-like micro-cantilevers. Each cantilever is Π-shaped and 600µ long. The cantilevers are based on Micro Electro Mechanical System (MEMS) technology that propels prototype space bugs through liquids.

The prototypes were designed and developed to monitor hard-to-reach pipes in space stations but the technology is now being used to monitor patients with blood coagulation problems.