RESEARCHERS in the North-East have produced a piece of scientific equipment with a ground-breaking level of accuracy that could be sold around the world.
A team at Northumbria University have made a prototype of their Nanomobile device, which allows objects to be moved extremely precisely, and could help increase the accuracy of laboratory work in fields such as stem cell research.
Now, hopes are high that the Nanomobile will win contracts with research institutes across the world. The product has been developed with £90,000 funding from the £10m NorthStar Equity Investors' North-East Proof of Concept Fund, which backs early-stage technology.
Dr Andy Volkov, inventor of the Nanomobile, said the device was ready to be marketed for commercial use.
He said: "This is an incredibly exciting time for us and we are confident that Nanomobile will be well-received because it operates so smoothly on the tiniest of scales."
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